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Saturday 31. May 2014 at 3 p.m.

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Bakhtiari Tasheh
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- Western Central Persia, Chahar Mahal region
- 155 x 133 cm
- First quarter 20th century
- 480
Coarsely woven, this nearly square kilim has a knotted section shaped like a salt bag in the lower central area. The left-hand half is a plain sandy brown while the right-hand half is decorated with wide stripes in white and dark brown. Known as “tashehs”, such textiles were originally joined on three sides and used as sacks. Made for home use by settled Bakhtiari in the province of Chahar Mahal, tashehs served as storage containers and cargo bags for carrying grain or flour. – Good condition.
Literature:
MACDONALD, BRIAN W., Tribal Rugs. Treasures Of The Black Tent. Woodbridge 1997, pl. 145
Kordi Kilim
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- North East Persia, Khorasan
- 318 x 70 cm
- Ca. 1900
- 450
Finely woven on a brown goat hair warp, this narrow kilim originally belonged to one of the two-panel covers employed by the Khorasan Kurds. The design consists of horizontal stripes in alternating harmonious colours and very narrow brocaded additional dividing bands. Stanzer has published a complete cover. – Good condition, original side and end finishes, several stains, one small hole.
Literature:
STANZER, WILFRIED, Kordi. Leben. Knüpfen. Weben der Kurden Khorasans. Kollektion Adil Besim. Vienna 1988, pl. p. 141
Shahsavan Scissor Bag
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- South East Caucasus, Moghan region
- 11 x 49 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 950
Finely woven in the sumakh technique, the face of this rare Moghan Shahsavan scissor bag has been divided into three compartments showing a design of solid crosses and stars. The midnight blue central compartment is twice as wide as the two outer green-ground ones. A narrow red border containing a white zig-zag band frames the compartments all around. Wertime illustrates a bag face of identical design and colours, stating Moghan-Savalan as the provenance. – Good condition; the striped kilim back is only partially preserved.
Literature:
WERTIME, JOHN T., Sumak Bags of Northwest Persia & Transcaucasia. London 1998, no. 70
Three Kuba Wraparound Skirts
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- Central Africa, Congo
- a = 478 x 72 cm, b = 411 x 61, cm = 425 x 60 cm
- First half 20th century
- 1,500
The confederation of Kuba tribes settled along the banks of the Kasai river in southern Congo. The Kuba had their own textile tradition using abstract designs and a distinctive style. They employed the fibres of the raffia palm as their basic material. The spun yarn was plant-dyed in beige, brown, red and black. Geometric motifs in contrasting colours were sewn onto a foundation. Longer textile panels such as these three wraparound skirts worn at ritual ceremonies are composed of several sections. – Slight signs of wear, otherwise well preserved.
Bayburt Prayer Kilim
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- North East Anatolia
- 176 x 150 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 3,000
A Bayburt prayer kilim woven in a wide format in a spaciously conceived design of a very few, powerfully drawn ornaments. The prayer field is framed by a blue border. The kilim was previously exhibited at Schloß Rheydt in 1997. – Several rewoven sections, the partially damaged sides have been backed with a red fabric; the kilim has been sewn onto a linen fabric for support.
Literature:
EXHIBITION CATALOGUE MUSEUM SCHLOSS RHEYDT, Anatolische Kelims aus vier Jahrhunderten. Mönchengladbach 1997, no. 4
Erzerum Niche Kilim
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- North East Anatolia
- 236 x 127 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 3,800
Meticulously woven in extremely beautiful colours, with small areas brocaded in metal in the arch section, this Erzerum kilim is distinctly longer than other kilims of this group. It probably served as a wall hanging rather than a prayer rug. – Very good condition, original finishes all around.
Literature:
FRAUENKNECHT, BERTRAM & FRANTZ, KLAUS, Anatolische Gebetskelims. Nuremberg 1978, ill. 35 *** DIENES, GERHARD M. & REINISCH, HELMUT, 2001 und 1e Nacht. Teppiche und Textilien aus Privatsammlungen. Graz 2001, no. 137
Afshar Bag Face
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- South Persia, Kerman region
- 57 x 77
- Second half 19th century
- 1,800
The midnight blue field of this Afshar bag face presents the nomad version of a garden design, with a blue diamond enclosing a sprawling tree growing from a vase and two large peacocks in the upper corners. – Slight signs of age and wear, uniformly low pile.
Two Afshar Bags
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- South Persia, Kerman region
- a = 26 x 29 cm, b = 26 x 24 cm
- Ca. 1900
- 850
These two small knotted Afshar bags including triangular gables at the top were used by the women of the tribe to store personal utensils or coins. The lower section has been folded back and sewn up at the sides; the gable served as a flap for closing the bag. One of the two bags shows a design of diagonal stripes on a white ground, while the other displays arrow shapes on a blue ground. – Good condition.
Afshar Khorjin
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- South Persia, Kerman region
- 54 x 24 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 600
An Afshar double bag woven in a miniature format. The knotted red faces show a section of a border design surrounded by a narrow border of reciprocal hooks; a blue stripe of small rosettes has been added at the bottom. The closure bands are woven in the sumakh technique, the connecting panel is plainwoven. A kilim back of horizontal stripes. – Signs of age and wear, a stitched tear in the central section.
Afshar Salt Bag
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- South Persia, Kerman region
- 58 x 49 cm
- Late 19th century
- 600
An Afshar salt bag with a knotted face and a kilim back. The lower horizontal rectangular panel shows a diamond lattice design on a blue ground surrounded by three borders; in the smaller square section above – the neck of the bag – a central star is surrounded by tiny crosses. – Good condition.