Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
Object type: Saddle bag
Department: Islamic Art
Date: ca. 1875
Medium: 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)
Dimensions: H. 61 1/2 in. (166.4 cm)
W. 30 1/4 in. (76.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven-Brocade
Geography: Probably from    Northwestern Iran Shahsevan tribe, Khamseh region 
Credit line: Gift of Inger G. and William B. Ginsberg, 2015
Accession year: 2015