Saddle Bag
19th century
| Place of origin |
Warp: cream wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (80 per dm).
Weft:
Main: white cotton; Z2S; 46 threads per inch (180 per dm).
Pattern: wool; Z3S; 8 colours: red, yellow, green, dark blue, blue, light purple, dark brown, black; technique of weft threads over 4 warp threads and back under 2 in single soumak, over 2 or 3 in vertical wrapping and over 3 in diagonal wrapping.
Side finish: 3 cords with returned wefts.
End finish: lower - 5.5cm plain weave in bands of dark brown, blue, red, blue and dark brown woollen weft and then cut; upper - band of dark brown weft plain weave turned under and stitched with white cotton. 6 vertical slits have been cut to allow the bag to fasten.
Design:
Field: a lattice of diamonds, each containing a hooked diamond and smaller diamonds - all in various colours.
Border: a repeating design of squares, each containing a bracketed diamond.
Weft:
Main: white cotton; Z2S; 46 threads per inch (180 per dm).
Pattern: wool; Z3S; 8 colours: red, yellow, green, dark blue, blue, light purple, dark brown, black; technique of weft threads over 4 warp threads and back under 2 in single soumak, over 2 or 3 in vertical wrapping and over 3 in diagonal wrapping.
Side finish: 3 cords with returned wefts.
End finish: lower - 5.5cm plain weave in bands of dark brown, blue, red, blue and dark brown woollen weft and then cut; upper - band of dark brown weft plain weave turned under and stitched with white cotton. 6 vertical slits have been cut to allow the bag to fasten.
Design:
Field: a lattice of diamonds, each containing a hooked diamond and smaller diamonds - all in various colours.
Border: a repeating design of squares, each containing a bracketed diamond.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Physical description | Warp: cream wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (80 per dm). Weft: Main: white cotton; Z2S; 46 threads per inch (180 per dm). Pattern: wool; Z3S; 8 colours: red, yellow, green, dark blue, blue, light purple, dark brown, black; technique of weft threads over 4 warp threads and back under 2 in single soumak, over 2 or 3 in vertical wrapping and over 3 in diagonal wrapping. Side finish: 3 cords with returned wefts. End finish: lower - 5.5cm plain weave in bands of dark brown, blue, red, blue and dark brown woollen weft and then cut; upper - band of dark brown weft plain weave turned under and stitched with white cotton. 6 vertical slits have been cut to allow the bag to fasten. Design: Field: a lattice of diamonds, each containing a hooked diamond and smaller diamonds - all in various colours. Border: a repeating design of squares, each containing a bracketed diamond. |
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| Object history | Gift of Major A. W. Foster. |
| Production | Probably Karadagh. |
| Associated object | T.9-1924 (Part) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.318-1924 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2007 |
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