Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

MIDDLE EAST – Azarbayjan
Spindle or Pipe Bagface
19 th Century
Azarbayjan
Wool, warp sumak weave.
45 x 23 cm 17½ x 9 in
Probably Azarbayjani nomad weaving from northwest
Iran. The repeat design of cross forms within a diamond
grid is fairly common in sumak, “reverse” sumak, and
pile-woven bags from Azarbayjan. The format here is
unusual. The back is missing.
Bagface (Khorjin)
19 th Century
Sabalan/Moghan region
Sumak weave, wool warps, pattern wefting
wool and cotton.
48 x 43 cm 19 x 17 in
Woven by Azarbayjani nomads in northwest Iran,
the four octagonal medallions in the field are derived
from Oguz design and look somewhat like Turkmen
guls. The origin of bags with this medallion design
can be reliably attributed to Shahsavan nomads.
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