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Qashqa’i Bag

This bag is opened up to display the pile face and the flat woven back. It shows the efforts the Qashqa’i take in weaving the backs as decorative and colorful as the pile faces. The face features a zigzag cane field with cross-hatch border design.

Publication: Skinner Oriental Rugs & Carpets Catalog 1386 lot 123

Structural Data:
Size: 12” x 23” (30 x 58 cm.) opened
Warp: Ivory wool
Weft: Dark brown wool
Pile: Wool, symmetrical knots, 10h x 12v = 120kpsi Back: Slit-tapestry weave