Maffrash Karabag Caucasus. Circa 1900. 132 X 110 Cm

Superb Karabakh Maffrash from Armenia in the Caucasus.
Few Maffrash offer such compact dimensions.
Technique Mixed wool on wool, woven and Sumak for the two large outer panels.
Maffrash are the largest carrying bags once used by the nomadic populations of Persia and the Caucasus.
On this one we observe a rather varied palette of hues with the unusual presence of a sparkling mustard yellow combined with a ravishing bottle green.
The indigo blues are dense and saturated. All these vegetal hues give this Maffrash an ultra-luminous appearance, with beautiful depths, particularly in the central part, which is made up of successive fine horizontal stripes to great effect.
This two-panel composition with embroidered motifs linked by a plainer central part is the hallmark of the Maffrash.

Perfect condition
Circa 1900

Dim: 132 x 110 cm

Laurent
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