DepartmentTextiles-Middle East
Mafrash (woven storage bag)
NameTravel bag / bedding bag
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureYomut/Yamut/Yamud Turkmen
Dateca. 1900
(not assigned)Middle East or West Asia, Asia
Mediumwool, leather
Dimensions15 × 15 × 32 1/2 in. (38.1001 × 38.1001 × 82.5502 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marvin J. Hand Jr.
Object numberA.2024.2.9
Provenancedonor purchased these textiles from various sources (bazaars, rug dealers, etc.) in the 1970s while living in Iran
DescriptionBag composed of four panels and a flat bottom. Weft-faced plain weave with supplementary weft wrapping (sometimes called “soumak” with ground) and weft float brocade. Side panel joints reinforced with crossed needle wrapping.
ca. 1989
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1935
1890–99
