Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)

Unknown Artist

ca. 1875

Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wool (warp, weft, and sumak weft) and goat(?) hair (sumak weft); sumak extra-weft wrapping, weft-faced plain weave, and slit tapestry (kilim) closure (front); weft-faced plain weave and braided loop closures (back)

Dimensions

H. 61 1/2 in. (166.4 cm) W. 30 1/4 in. (76.8 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Inger G. and William B. Ginsberg, 2015

Accession Number

2015.490.35

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