Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)

Saddle bag · Northwestern Iran · ca. 1875. Wool (warp, weft, and sumak weft) and goat(?) hair (sumak weft); sumak extra-weft wrapping, weft-faced plain weave, and slit tapestry (kilim) closure (front); weft-faced plain weave and braided loop closures (back). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art.