Half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)

Unknown Artist

ca. 1875

Half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wool (warp, ground weft, and pile); asymmetrically knotted pile and closure border in complementary weft weave (front); slit tapestry (kilim) with border pattern in complementary weft weave, and twined and braided loop closures (back)

Dimensions

H. 48 1/4 in. (122.6 cm) W. 25 1/4 in. (64.1 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Woven

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Accession Number

2015.490.34

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