{"product_id":"antique-tribal-shahsavan-caucasian-bagface-26-x-18","title":"Antique Shahsavan Caucasian Mafrash Panel 1900s Natural Wool","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏺 \u003cstrong\u003eThe Shahsavan Mafrash: Tribal Textile Art of the Caucasus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shahsavan confederation — their name meaning \"those who love the Shah\" in Persian-Azerbaijani — were among the greatest textile-producing tribal peoples of the Caucasus and northwestern Iran. From their highland pastures in the Ardabil region of what is today northwestern Iran, the Shahsavan moved seasonally with their herds in the great pastoral migration patterns that shaped the nomadic cultures of the Caucasus world. Their textiles — particularly the flat-weave and soumak pieces for which they are most famous — are consistently among the most prized in the Caucasian tribal textile tradition. 🌿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🧺 \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mafrash Panel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mafrash is a rectangular textile storage box — a container for a nomadic household's most valued possessions, built from woven textile panels and used to carry belongings during the seasonal migration. The panels that form the sides of the mafrash are typically the finest weaving the maker could produce: decorated with the full vocabulary of Shahsavan geometric ornament and finished with care that reflects the importance of these objects in the nomadic household. A single mafrash panel represents some of the finest weaving the Shahsavan tradition has produced. 🏔️\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis panel, dated to the 1900s, displays the characteristic Shahsavan design vocabulary: bold geometric motifs arranged in a carefully structured composition, the colors produced from the natural dyes of the Caucasian weaving tradition. The hand-knotted natural wool pile and wool foundation construction gives this piece its density and depth of color. 🎨\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📐 \u003cstrong\u003eConstruction and Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-knotted in natural wool pile and foundation, made in the Caucasus Mountains. Circa 1900s. The piece measures 26 in by 18 in. Condition: good. Professionally cleaned and inspected. Item ID: KJ3. 🔬\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e💎 \u003cstrong\u003eShahsavan Textiles in the Collector World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShahsavan textiles — particularly mafrash panels and soumak bag faces — are consistently among the most sought-after pieces in the serious Caucasian textile market. Their combination of exceptional design sophistication, beautiful natural-dye color, genuine antique age, and the specific rarity of the mafrash panel format makes them prized acquisitions for collectors of Caucasian tribal art. All rugs in the Rugistan collection are professionally washed and treated before listing. 🏆\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rugistan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47883489804520,"sku":"KJ3","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/antique-tribal-shahsavan-caucasian-natural-wool-pile-rug-1900s-vintage-treasures-gifts-605.webp?v=1765725144","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/antique-tribal-shahsavan-caucasian-bagface-26-x-18","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}