An elaborate semi-antique Bakhtiari sofreh, with a white undyed wool background. Normally the sofrehs or kilims to make bread on are left with little design, since their function is quite practical and functional. In this case, the weaver has decorated the piece with multiple motifs, both geometric and vegetal. The selvages have been reinforced with black goat wool.
This thick and sturdy kilim will perform well in a heavy traffic area.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 123×100 cms
Origin: Bakhtiari tribe, Iran
Date of weaving: 1960s
Sofrehs take their name from the Farsi (Persian) word for cloth and are used for several functions connected with preparing and eating food. Eating cloths are normally referred to simply as sofrehs and vary enormously in size-from small, rectangular mats for personal use to extremelly long, narrow runners for communal eating. They are woven in several standard techniques, including alternating bands of kilim and pile rug, and produced by a number of nomadic and tribal weavers in Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and to a lesser degree, elsewhere.
The Bakhtiari (also spelled Bakhtiyari; Persian: بختیاری) are a Lur tribe from Iran. They speak the Bakhtiari dialect of the Luri language.
Bakhtiaris primarily inhabit Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and eastern Khuzestan, Lorestan, Bushehr, and Isfahan provinces.
A small percentage of Bakhtiari are still nomadic pastoralists, migrating between summer quarters and winter quarters. Numerical estimates of their total population vary widely.
Due to their luck of escaping danger throughout their history, they called themselves bakhtiyar (“fortunate”).
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| Weight | 3.5 kg |
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