Balisht (storage bag or cushion)
Maker
Unknown, Baluch
ClassificationsTextiles
Datepossibly late 19th century
Dimensions20 1/2 x 37 in
Materials/TechniqueWool
Credit LineGift of David and Meghan Potter
Object numberAS2015.05.POT
DescriptionA balisht (grain or storage bag) sometimes used as a cushion. Often a pillow covering for a bride’s dowry woven by a Baluch bride and her mother. Balisht are usually woven in pairs. The main field design consists of central hooked diamonds on a camel ground surrounded by borders comprised of leaf motifs. The primary border consists of an “S” pattern angled towards the main carpet field.
Place of origin / madeSeistan, Iran/Persia
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