Salt Bag - Baktiari, SW Persia W 300 - 600 Because the design is created

Because the design is created in the yarns rather than on the finished cloth

cotton with beads

Condition note: some fraying

187 x 213cms

Tent bands literally hold the outer coverings of the tent in place or may be used internally as decoration and to hang things from

Salt Bag - Baktiari, SW Persia W 300 - 600 Because the design is createdSalt Bag Baktiari, SW Persia. Wool with cotton highlights. Baktiari weavers go for deep dramatic colours with pure white cotton for highlighted decoration. 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: These practical objects are