1791 Antique Shahsavan Flatweave Textile Art

Rare Antique Shahsavan tribal textile fragment.

This panel has survived in good condition while other parts of the same textile succumbed to time.

Note the two human figures leading the twenty goats

A fantastic work of art infused with originality

All natural dyes with sumak weave in wool on cotton base.

Late 1800s

Rare

70″ by 14″ – 178 cm x 36 cm
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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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