Are you looking for an explosion of colour? Don´t look any further. This unusual Baluch sofreh has a very unusual colour palette that will brighten up the darkest day!
The overall layout of this kilim is horizontally organised, but small design details, irregularities in the width of the bands and the introduction of vertical zig-zags set it appart from a conventional striped kilim. The addition of some plaited cords finished with pom poms add a fun touch to this unusual sofreh.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 120×118 cms
Origin: Baluch tribe, Afghanistan
Date of weaving: 1960
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 Baloch or Baluch are an Iranian people who live mainly in the Balochistan region, located at the southeasternmost edge of the Iranian plateau, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. There are also Baloch diaspora communities in neighbouring regions, including in India, Turkmenistan and the Arabian Peninsula.
| Weight | 3.6 kg |
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