Kilim Soumak Shahsavan Iran 197 X 42 Cm

Gorjin (saddle bag) open shahsavan Iran wool, cotton warp, circa 1950. Very good condition.

Two techniques used for this Shahsavan in orange tones: soumak* in the center (originally, front of the bag) and kilims with bands (originally, back of the bag). Zoomorphic peacocks.

*Soumak: wrapped weft weaving technique (embroidery), called suzan in Iran, suzani meaning 'embroidered with a needle'.

The territory of the shahsavans is located south and west of the Caspian Sea, in Iranian Azerbaijan. Made up of Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Tajik and Caucasian ethnic groups, the shahsavan confederation was formed during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas (reigned 1587-1629).

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