Sunday, January 22, 2012
Afshar fragment
Not really a chanteh, but the front of a small personal bag, so it is close enough to be included here. It measures 21" by 11.5", but the top and bottom are missing, and it would originally have been slightly bigger. Finely woven with a classic composition of two large boteh, I was drawn to it because of the inscription (which Parviz Tanavoli says is rare on Afshar bags and rugs). I don't know what it means. Bought on eBay from a dealer in Holland.
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- Qashqai flatweave bag with tassels
- Qashqai flatweave purse
- Afshar 'nim-khorjin'
- Qashqai double chanteh with medallion
- Luri or Qashqai 'cross' chanteh
- Qashqai double gabbeh chanteh
- Afshar gabbeh purse
- Luri gabbeh
- Luri chanteh face with inscription
- Afshar fragment
- Qashqa'i flatweave chanteh
- Qashqa'i hunting bags
- Luri double chanteh with figures
- Bakhtiari double-fronted purse
- Small 'tile' bag with dramatic back
- Khamseh small bag with boteh
- Chanteh with stepped diamond motif
- Afshar flatweave purse
- Another Afshar chanteh
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