Three Pile Weave Bag Faces

the first a Baluch saddlebag with two similar pile-weave faces in dark reds, browns, and blue, each featuring a star within a central medallion with floating S-motifs, within a leaf border, striped flatweave backing with S-curve bands, laced closed at top with braided horsehair (areas of loss, wear, fraying, repairs) (18 x 38.5 in. unfolded); The second a single Baluch bag face with dark red and brown geometric shapes on a navy field, geometric and reciprocal border, with slitted flatweave joining panel, fringe to lower edge (wear and loss, repairs) (26.5 x 28 in.); The third a saddlebag with two pouches, each with a pile-weave face of geometric stepped motifs in dark red, blue, and white, on rust field, ram's horn motifs to lower edges, horsehair loops, plain undyed wool backing (major loss and wear, holes, fraying, repairs) (18 x 41 in. unfolded).
From the Collection of the late Mr. & Mrs. Paul and Betty Mushak, Durham, North Carolina
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