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Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)

Title	Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
Publication Date:	ca. 1800–25
Publication Place	From Northwestern Iran or Azerbaijan, Mughan Plain, Shahsevan tribe -
Subject	Islamic Art
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	H. 48 1/4 in. (122.6 cm) W. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)
Library:	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Library Asset ID	2015.490.24
Record ID	681642
Library Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	ca. 1800–25
Notes	Gift of Inger G. and William B. Ginsberg, 2015 — From Northwestern Iran or Azerbaijan, Mughan Plain, Shahsevan tribe
Malzeme	Wool (warp, ground weft, and sumak weft) and goat(?) hair (black braided loop); sumak extra-weft wrapping and slit tapestry (kilim) weave (front); weft-faced plain weave with pattern in supplementary continuous weft and braided loop closures (back)

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Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)

Publication Date ca. 1800–25

Publication Place From Northwestern Iran or Azerbaijan, Mughan Plain, Shahsevan tribe -

Subject Islamic Art

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions H. 48 1/4 in. (122.6 cm) W. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)

Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Library Asset ID 2015.490.24

Record ID 681642

Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date ca. 1800–25

Notes Gift of Inger G. and William B. Ginsberg, 2015 — From Northwestern Iran or Azerbaijan, Mughan Plain, Shahsevan tribe

Malzeme Wool (warp, ground weft, and sumak weft) and goat(?) hair (black braided loop); sumak extra-weft wrapping and slit tapestry (kilim) weave (front); weft-faced plain weave with pattern in supplementary continuous weft and braided loop closures (back)