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proudly representing family or tribal stories and traditions
A rare nomadic bag
Dimensions: 530 x 170 cms
perhaps indicating it was so prized that it was not much slung over donkeys’ backs or stuffed with pots and pans
Linlithgow
Salt Bag - Afshar, Persia L 250 - 350 proudly representing family or tribalSalt Bag, Afshar, Persia The decorative tassles on the shoulders of this bag make imaginative use of the warps left either side of the neck of the salt bag before it came off the loom. Salt bags were used by shepherds to carry salt for their sheep when out grazing. They are intricate and powerfully artistic expressions by the weaver, usually women. In one of the best books on the subject, Parviz Tanavoli, renowned collector, artist and sculptor, says:
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