Baktiari Jacket - SW Persia regular-price yellow and red main colours

yellow and red main colours of Turcoman tribes

metal and wood are all present here

Fine pulkari work uses expensive silk thread very sparingly

They are consistently good quality weaving

The kilim is dramatized partly by the change in red ground and there is an ethereal quality

Baktiari Jacket - SW Persia regular-price yellow and red main coloursTraditional sleeveless tunic worn by men of the Bakhiari and Lurs tribes of SW Persia. The Nomads Tent collection of vintage and antique tribal costume. Many of these items were part of our exhibition, Textiles of the Southern Silk Route. They were acquired in the Teheran bazaar and other places, mostly over 20 years ago. Some are as late as 50 years ago, some are clearly older. Condition is generally good to excellent with a few signs of expected