21.
Pile bag face or mat
Jaf Kurds
West Persia
Circa 1870
54 x 48 cm (21 x 19 in.)
| Knot count: |
16 H x 12 V = 192 kpsi. |
| Colours: |
brownish red, pinkish red, purple brown, light blue, dark blue, apricot yellow, grass green, emerald green, brownish black, ivory (10). |
| Condition: |
if it is a bag face then it’s missing all around its outer perimeter, as it was converted into a small rug in much the same way as the previous piece. If it’s a pile rug then it’s probably missing an outer guard stripe and definitely missing ends and side selvedges. A few minuscule old reweaves. |
| Notes: |
a finely woven, single-wefted fabric, with the flexible handle of a mat. Jaf colour spectrum at its most complete. Purchased from who I consider to be the true Prince of Wales. |
| Provenance: |
Owen Parry, Abergavenny. |
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