Maffrash Karabag Caucasus. Circa 1920. 150 X 130 Cm

Superb Karabakh Maffrash from Armenia in the Caucasus.
The motifs are executed with infinite precision, they seem to be sculpted into the material.
Maffrash belong to the large family of everyday objects used by the nomadic populations of Persia and the Caucasus.
There are different types of saddlebags in various formats, cereal pouches, salt pouches and the famous Maffrash. The decorative vocabulary places this Maffrash among the Armenian productions without any doubt.
Sumak technique for the 2 large outer panels, the central part is woven in the form of successive multicolored bands.
Wool on wool.
Exclusively vegetable colors, dense and saturated. Beautiful depths and luminosity, all in totally mastered harmony. This is great art!
You'd think, given the number of Maffrash in our collection, that these pieces would be quite common. On the contrary, they're virtually untouchable, except by other collectors with whom we've been in close contact for over 25 years.
The dexterity of the weavers is particularly evident on the Maffrash. They are true works of art, refined objects, treasures of the past.
Circa 1920
Dim : 150 x 130 cm

Laurent
Beauty of Kilims