If I'm right in thinking that this gabbeh bag is Afshar, it is yet another example of that tribe's abundance of imagination when it comes to designing chantehs and other small weavings. I'm basing this attribution on the weave of the back, the use of cotton, and the rolled edge at the top. It is usual, when considering odd designs such as this one, to suggest that it was done by a child, but for some reason this seems too considered for that. I have another small bag, which I'd also call Afshar, which has some similarities with this one, and it will be posted soon. Measuring 28 by 30 cms, it was purchased from a dealer in Holland.
