Kilim Soumak Shahsavan Iran 165 X 112 Cm

Mafresh reconstituted Iranian shahsavan wool, cotton warp, circa 1950. Very good condition.

Shahsavan consisting, in the central part made of soumak, of a striped pattern with zoomorphic spiders. On both sides, 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 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 preparation for her marriage, the young shahsavan girl made a pair of mafreshs. One for clothes, 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 under the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas (reigned 1587-1629).

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