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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Found this at my regular thrift store today! When I first saw it, it was folded jn half with a handle? on each side exactly at the halfway point of the entire piece.
    When I opened it I thought it was a tribal rug of some kind- but then I noticed I ne side opens like a sack? A pillow case?
    But with the handles at the 1/2 way point, you could load half of it & then fold the top half over & you have a backpack? Or a sack 2 people can carry; 1 holding each side?
    But then I saw a square cloth stapled to one corner - the staples have long since rusted some color into the cloth and it has some writing on it.
    The artist/sewer? A description from a store or dealer?
    What exactly do I have? Or read what the tag says?
    Thank you for any info!

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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Looks like a Berber camel saddle bag from Morocco.

    Debora
     
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  3. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

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  4. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Couldn't find/read definition, but when I googled Anadal Iran all I got were carpets - it seems more likely to be a camal bag than a carpet? Does your link refer to a rug or carpet?
     
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  5. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    That makes the most sense - thank you (again) Debora!
     
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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Please wait for the comments of others.

    Debora
     
    Last edited: Dec 6, 2024
  7. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    It looks like a soumak technique has been used, at least on this section -

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    This would be characteristic of saddle bags or storage bags made in the regions of eastern Turkey, the Caucasus, areas of Iran, and by some weavers on the Iran-Afghanistan border.
     
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  8. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Nice piece J-Man.
     
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  9. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    In the description, it says it's a bag, but not what type of bag
     
  10. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Thank you for the help!
    Do you think the tag was added by a dealer?
    Does it have any age or is new-er?
     
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  11. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Just an amateur's guess-Looks like a newer bag w/ an older looking tag & rusty staples.Just one of 'History's Mysteries'.
     
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  12. NanaB

    NanaB Well-Known Member

    I can tell you within the past “conflict” soldiers brought these home as souvenirs. I am not sure about yours, but our kids had them when they came home from the Middle East.
     
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