Kilim Soumak Shahsavan Iran 172 X 122 Cm

Mafresh opened and reconstituted Iranian shahsavan, wool, circa 1960. Very good condition.

Beautiful shahsavan composed in the central part made of soumak, of a striped pattern inserting zoomorphic peacocks, spiders and göls (flowers). On either side of the soumak, kilims with red and black stripes were originally the underside of the bag.

The mafresh also called farmash is a large bag used during the movement of the group, which had the function of a chest. It was used to store clothes, blankets (djajims) but also dishes and kitchen utensils. In anticipation of her marriage, the young shahsavan girl made a pair of mafreshs. One for clothing, the other for blankets, etc.

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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