Saddlebags & Horse Blankets

Welcome to our Saddlebags & Horse Blankets Collection. The items in the Saddlebags & Horse Blankets Collection were handwoven by tribal and nomadic weavers between the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s.

The collection includes tribal weavings such as saddlebags, salt bags, bag faces, and horse blankets that were woven in the late 1800s to the early 1900s and are from Persia, Caucasus, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Turkey. They are beautiful handwoven tribal creations that would be wonderful as wall art and display applications.

Afshar Bagface

1' 6″ x 2' 10″ This Afshar tribal bagface from Southwest Persia has a beautiful design. The bagface would be a wonderful as a wall art work. The Afshar tribe in southern Persia are one of the oldest tribes in the world and...

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Baluch Tribal Weaving

10" x 26" A Baluch tribal weaving art. This is a beautiful piece of tribal art that was woven for functional purposes. This item was woven as the face of a small bag. small tribal bags are used for carrying salt and...

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Kazak Bagface

1’ 10' x 2″ Beautiful Kazak bagface with a cream field and multicolor border. Dimensions: 1’ 10' x 2″ Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s Place of Origin: Caucasus Material: ...

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Kurdish Saddle Blanket

4’ 4” x 5’ 6” The antique Horse Saddle blankets are becoming extremely collectible and are now used as wall tapestry for display. The beautiful horse cover from Kurdistan has a cream color field and a combination of...

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Luri Mafrash

2′ 8″ x 3′ 7″ Luri (the tribal name for people in the Fars province of western Persia) Mafrash (large storage bag) from the late 1800s in great condition especially since it was used as a saddlebag. Mafrash describes...

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Native American Bead Artwork

12" x 15" x 1.5" The Native American Bead Artwork is a Collection of more than a dozen individual pieces of handmade beadwork of necklaces and bracelets mounted in a display box. This beautiful collection of Native American Bead...

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Saddlebag Floor Cushion

3' x 3' 8" A large handwoven nomadic tribal storage bag that can be used as Floor Cushion that the nomadic people use to transport items when they are migrating from campsite to campsite. The nomadic people in Persia use highland...

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Saddlebag Floor Cushion Pillow

2' x 2' x 6" (each) A pair of storage bags that when attached together become a saddlebag that the nomadic tribal people used as they move their camps. These bags were woven in the early 1900s by the tribes in SE Persia. The...

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Salt Bag

13" x 16" x 1" A tribal weaving salt bag for preserving and transporting salt during migration. Dimensions: 13" x 16" x 1" Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: SE Persia Material: Wool...

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Salt Bag 1

11" x 24" x 1" A tribal weaving salt bag for preserving and transporting salt during migration. Dimensions: 11" x 24" x 1" Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: SE Persia Material: Wool...

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Shahsavan Bagface

1’ 8” x 1’ 11” The Shahsavan bag face from NW Persia was woven by the tribes in the late 1800s. It could have been either the face of a saddlebag or the side panels for a mafrash (large bag). It has kilim weaving and...

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Shahsavan Bagface 1

1’ 8” x 1’ 10” The Shahsavan bag face from NW Persia was woven by the tribes in the late 1800s. It could have been either the face of a saddlebag or the side panels for a mafrash (large bag). It has kilim weaving and...

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Shahsavan Mafrash

3’ 4” x 5’ Mafrash describes a large carrying bag made by tribes to move their household items from one location to another from their seasonal moves. Shahsavan Mafrash pieces are some of the most desired and...

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Shahsavan Saddlebag

1’ 7” x 4’ This Shahsavan Saddlebag was woven in the early 20th This Shahsavan Saddlebag was woven in the early 1900s by the tribes in NW Persia. Caucasian and Northwest Persian bags from the 19th centuries are...
Shahsavan Soumak Mafrash

3’ 4” x 5’ 1″ Mafrash describes a large carrying bag made by tribes to move their household items from one location to another from their seasonal moves. Shahsavan Soumak Mafrash pieces are some of the most...

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Shahsavan Soumak Saddle Blanket

3’ 3” x 4’ 4” This beautiful Soumak horse cover from Northwest Persia brings all these elements together to make a true work of art. Soumak and especially horse covers have become extremely collectible by the...

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Shahsavan Soumak Saddle Blanket 1

3’ 6” x 4’ Beautiful Soumak horse cover from Northwest Persia is true work of art. The simplicity in design and the use of animal forms shows the tribal nature and the roots of the form. Dimensions: 3’ 6”...

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Shahsavan Soumak Saddlebag

1’ 10” x 4’ 1” This Shahsavan Soumak Saddlebag was woven in the late 1800s by the tribes in NW Persia. Caucasian and Northwest Persian soumak bags from the 19th century are renowned by collectors for preserving...

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Shirvan Horse Saddle Blanket

3’ 9” x 7’ 2” The Shirvan kilim which is made into a horse cover has beautiful and colorful designs throughout in brilliant colors. This piece is unique with having the designs in needlepoint. It would be great as a...

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Shirvan Prayer Rug 1

2’ x 2’ 5” The smaller size Shirvan rug is rare since these usually come in 3 by 5 or larger. This rug was made as a prayer and can be used as a wall hanging or a center table piece. Dimensions: 2’ x...

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