Kilim Soumak Shahsavan Iran 175 X 40 Cm

Open gorjin (pack bag) Shahsavan, Iran, wool, cotton warp, circa 1950. Very good condition.

Two techniques were used for this Shahsavan: soumak* in the center (originally the front of the bag) and striped kilims (originally the back of the bag). Various motifs are represented, including zoomorphic spiders. A beautiful striped kilim. Some abraches: a term describing a variation of tones within the same color.

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

The territory of the Shahsavans is located south and west of the Caspian Sea, in Iranian Azerbaijan. Composed 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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