Maimana Firoz Kohi salt bag
Price €950 (EUR)
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Size
42cm(W) x 61cm(L) / 1'5"(W) x 2'0(L)
Item Type
Salt Bag
Region
Afghanistan
Date
1900 - 1914
Condition
Excellent
complete, original, full pile, etc.
Structure
pile, asymmetric knot open left with supplementary weft float 'repair threads'. Back is composed of weft float and weft-faced plain weave.
Materials
wool, camel, and goat
Full Description
Circa 1900. Rare. Technique, style, and weave of the back is typical of Uzbek work from Maimana. Can't imagine what it must have been like for a Firoz Kohi group to have lived under the subjugation of this qainate.








