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Bag face

Title	Bag face
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1930
Publication Place	Central Asia (made) -
Subject	Accessories Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 83cm, Width: 11.5cm, Height: 41.5in, Width: 4.5in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.336-1982
Record ID	T.336-1982
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1930
Notes	Bag face of pile-woven wool, made in Central Asia, 1930-1969
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Pile-woven wool Wool
Fiziksel açıklama	Bag face for rifle barrels. Long narrow pile-woven stripe with decorative woven panels at each end. There are seven bobbles of coloured wool sewn to one side. At one end attached by coloured strings were originally 14 further bobbles, of which 5 remain. Heavy plaid strip at each end. WARP: white wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (71 per dm). WEFT: white wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (71 per dm). WEFT: brown wool; unable to ascertain spin and twist; at least 2 shoots after each row of knots; 12-15 knots per inch (48-56 per dm). PILE: wool; 5 colours: dark blue, purple, dark brown, brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 114-142 knots per sq. inch (1704-1988 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast with red and dark brown wool to form a chevron pattern on the front; 7 small balls of coloured wool survive on the right-hand side and are stitched on as tassels. END FINISH: Lower: panel 6.5 cms. long of plain weave; 2 rows of plaited decoration; main panel of dark blue with central band of 3 red diamonds with 2 white half guls above and below, all brocaded. There seems to be a narrow band of stiffening across the middle. Eleven tassels and part tassels (there may have been 6 more) remain. Five have balls of coloured wool at the end. Maximium length of tassels: 26 cms). Upper: panel 10.5 cms. long of plain weave. Main panel has bracketed diamond in red and is brocaded with some yellow on brown. There is a band on the top and bottom of this panel with a white meander on dark brown ground with brown lozenges. Between the upper panel and the top edge are 2 rows of plaited decoration. The top edge is 2.75 cms. of plain weave, turned and stitched in place. DESIGN: dark brown ground; vertical row of rectangles each containing a central white diamond enclosing a quartered, coloured square.
Üretim	No rifle covers for comparison, but NB: T.99-1909 cf: R.D. Parsons (1983) ill. 33 "Beluch camel neck-band (in two parts). "The very fine weave and dark colours are typical of goods made in the Chakhansur region of S.W. Afghanistan. Each arm measures 80 x 13 cms." Also ill. 34 M.G. Konieczny (1979) ill. 44, "Camel collar, Janbegi tribe, Khorasan, Iran. 117 cms." Azadi: (1975) illus. 48 "Yomut? Tufek-bash (guncover), 19th century.. We attribute these guncovers to the Yomut, using their name in its widest sense and know of none other made by other Turkomans".

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Bag face

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1930

Publication Place Central Asia (made) -

Subject Accessories Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 83cm, Width: 11.5cm, Height: 41.5in, Width: 4.5in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.336-1982

Record ID T.336-1982

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1930

Notes Bag face of pile-woven wool, made in Central Asia, 1930-1969

Malzemeler ve teknikler Pile-woven wool Wool

Fiziksel açıklama Bag face for rifle barrels. Long narrow pile-woven stripe with decorative woven panels at each end. There are seven bobbles of coloured wool sewn to one side. At one end attached by coloured strings were originally 14 further bobbles, of which 5 remain. Heavy plaid strip at each end. WARP: white wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (71 per dm). WEFT: white wool; Z2S; 19 threads per inch (71 per dm). WEFT: brown wool; unable to ascertain spin and twist; at least 2 shoots after each row of knots; 12-15 knots per inch (48-56 per dm). PILE: wool; 5 colours: dark blue, purple, dark brown, brown, white; asymmetrical knot open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 114-142 knots per sq. inch (1704-1988 per sq. dm). SIDE FINISH: 2 cords overcast with red and dark brown wool to form a chevron pattern on the front; 7 small balls of coloured wool survive on the right-hand side and are stitched on as tassels. END FINISH: Lower: panel 6.5 cms. long of plain weave; 2 rows of plaited decoration; main panel of dark blue with central band of 3 red diamonds with 2 white half guls above and below, all brocaded. There seems to be a narrow band of stiffening across the middle. Eleven tassels and part tassels (there may have been 6 more) remain. Five have balls of coloured wool at the end. Maximium length of tassels: 26 cms). Upper: panel 10.5 cms. long of plain weave. Main panel has bracketed diamond in red and is brocaded with some yellow on brown. There is a band on the top and bottom of this panel with a white meander on dark brown ground with brown lozenges. Between the upper panel and the top edge are 2 rows of plaited decoration. The top edge is 2.75 cms. of plain weave, turned and stitched in place. DESIGN: dark brown ground; vertical row of rectangles each containing a central white diamond enclosing a quartered, coloured square.

Üretim No rifle covers for comparison, but NB: T.99-1909 cf: R.D. Parsons (1983) ill. 33 "Beluch camel neck-band (in two parts). "The very fine weave and dark colours are typical of goods made in the Chakhansur region of S.W. Afghanistan. Each arm measures 80 x 13 cms." Also ill. 34 M.G. Konieczny (1979) ill. 44, "Camel collar, Janbegi tribe, Khorasan, Iran. 117 cms." Azadi: (1975) illus. 48 "Yomut? Tufek-bash (guncover), 19th century.. We attribute these guncovers to the Yomut, using their name in its widest sense and know of none other made by other Turkomans".