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Country of Origin: Turkey
Date of Origin Mid 19th century
Use: East Anatolian Kurdish
bag
JBOC Comments:
Description:
East Anatolian Kurdish bag
Size: 53cm(H) x 58cm(W) / 1'9"(H) x 1'11"(W)
Region: West Asia ? Turkey ? East Anatolia ? Kurd
Item Type: Rugs and Carpets ? Bags and Trappings ? Bag
Period / Date: 19th century ? mid (1834 - 1866)
Materials: wool
Structure / Technique: simple weft-wrapping ("weftless sumak")
Condition: Good
Comments On Condition: small repairs in places (corners and edges)
Full Description: Published in the recent ICOC book and twice before,
this is one of the oldest, finest, and most beautiful of the East
Anatolian Kurdish sumak bags without a ground weft.
Notes on John
Wertime
Seen on www.CloudBand.com
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