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A SOUMAC EMBROIDERED QASHQAI SADDLE COVER SOUTH PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY A few minute repairs, full braided fringes, backed, overall very good condition 5ft.4in. x 5ft. (166cm. x 151cm.)
Highly sophisticated saddle covers such as the present lot were woven to decorate the horses of prosperous members of the Qashqai tribe, and would have been reserved for special occasions such as weddings, funerals or visits from the leader of a neighbouring tribe (Opie, 1981, p.56). Unusually, our example retains its leather buckles and straps which would have been used to tie the two rectangular sections around the neck of the horse. For saddle covers similarly decorated with a plethora of animal, architectural and figural motifs, see Opie, 1981, p. 61 and Herrmann, 1982, p.147, no. 85.