Saturday, September 18, 2010

Another flatweave purse

Judging by its open simplicity and limited weaving skills, I'm inclined to believe that this may have been made by a child, possibly helped out by her mother. Open at the sides, it has a curious asymmetry to the composition on the front (which I like). The motif in the field, like that in the previous post, stems from a very old birth symbol. I bought the bag from an American dealer on eBay, and it is difficult to assign it to a specific South Persian tribe - although there is a 'Qashqa'i frieze' border on the reverse. 7" by 7".