Kilim Soumak Shahsavan Iran 165 X 112 Cm

Mafresh opened and reconstituted Iranian shahsavan wool, cotton warp, 1950. Very good condition.
Shahsavan consisting, in the central part made in soumak, of a band motif with zoomorphs of spiders. On either side, a red and black kilim on one side, and orange and black on the other, completes this soumak.
The mafresh, also called farmash, is a large bag used when moving the group, which had the function of a chest. It was used to store clothes, blankets (djajims) but also crockery and kitchen utensils. In anticipation of her wedding, the shahsavan girl made a pair of mafreshs. One for clothes, the other for blankets, etc.
Soumak is a wrapped weft (embroidery) weaving technique. On the reverse, the woolen threads are deliberately left. On the old soumaks, these woolen threads made a thickness and had the function of insulation.
The territory of the shahsavans lies south and west of the Caspian Sea, in Iranian Azerbaijan. Made up of Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Tajik and Caucasian ethnicities, the Shahsavan confederation was formed during the reign of Safavid ruler Shah Abbas (reigned 1587-1629).

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