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Saddle Cover
18th century
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Iranian
Islamic
Wool warp and weft with wool suplementary weft, cotton supplementary weft; supplementary weft patterning; plaited warp fringe
Overall: 27 5/8 × 58 7/16 inches (70.2 × 148.5 cm)
Textiles
Islamic Art
Gift of Edgar H. Ailes
54.439
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Provenance
probably Qasha'i tribal group (Southern Iran). Edgar H. Ailes
1954-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Magic Carpets: Weaving of the Nomads. Exh. cat., Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University. East Lansing, November 18-December 21, 1984, no. 19.
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Islamic, Iranian, Saddle Cover, 18th century, wool warp and weft with wool suplementary weft, cotton supplementary weft; supplementary weft patterning; plaited warp fringe. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Edgar H. Ailes, 54.439.
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