AMAZING ANTIQUE RARE TRIBAL SHAHSAVAN NOMADS JAJIM CIRCA1870 COLLECTORS ITEM

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AMAZING ANTIQUE RARE TRIBAL SHAHSAVAN NOMADS JAJIM CIRCA1870 COLLECTORS ITEM:
$298.00

Wonderful tribal Shasavann jajim, hand woven, all natural colors, floppy handling, very rare and amazing patterns, collectors item. Top and excellent quality wool. Has hole and damages. Most lovely colors. 19th century.

It has been in a private collaction by a Dutch family. Amazing and extraordinary patterns.

Size; 165 x 177 cm = 5,41 x5,80 ft

Jajims, strip-woven flat-weaves, have been used as, blankets, bedding, wraps and general utility textiles for centuries in the Near East and Central Asia.

Jajims are typically about 5 feet square. They are warp-faced, and each is made in a long strip that is then cut into several equal portions that are sewn together. Most often we find from four to seven panels combined. We occasionally come across exceptional old examples having just two or three panels, and we can be glad that this much has survived of these beautiful pieces. The weavings depend for their effect on a sensitive selection of color for the warp stripes, and the clever repetition and combination of simple motifs.

Jajims were multi-purpose articles. Often they were quilted, and used as covers. In the winter such a piece could be placed over a family\'skorsi, a small charcoal brazier, and the family sat around it with their legs covered. Other times a jajim could be spread on the ground as a cover or used as a blanket. Especially sturdy examples served as horse covers. Usually when we find old jajims, any quilted layers underneath have been removed, but we may find remnants of quilting threads on the pieces. For us, jajims make lovely bed covers, couch throws, or table covers. The most beloved textile in my personal collection is a jajim that I\'ve used as a bed cover for many years; it merely lies on top of a simple, coarse cotton cover that extends down the bed sides. It\'s wonderful with a pile of kilim pillows.

Condition of the jajim is very clear and visible on the pictures, please see them carefully before buying. By all my rug i show you12 MEGAPIXELpictures and show you all damages if there are any.

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