Firoz Kohi/? hybrid bag
Price €320 (EUR)
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Size
27cm(W) x 31cm(L) / 11"(W) x 1'0(L)
Item Type
Chanteh
Region
Baluch, Afghanistan
Date
Second half 19th century (1850 - 1899)
Condition
Very Good
good pile, complete, and all original but there is a bit of wear and distress in the bottom right corner.
Structure
pile, asymmetric knot open left with a weft-faced plain weave back sporting a supplemental extra weft wrap tamgha + supplemental weft float at the top end.
Materials
wool, camel, and goat.
Full Description
braided selvedge wrap is typical of Firoz Kohi work though it is often seen in Taimani weavings too. The low knot count does not fit the Firoz Kohi norm though it is in the Taimani range. The problem with a Taimani/FK attribution is that the knot is nothing like the distinctive type that the Taimani use. This bag may be the product either a Taimani or Firoz Kohi marriage into one of the small Mongol pockets found north of Herat such as the Gobi.
