Bag front MsB 064 __ BATKI-BAG
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For the second glance one can add the Meder star containing octagons and the Odschalik border to the typical motives for symmetrical knotting Baluchi, but asymmetrical knotted ones use this motives too. I think this bag will remain an exotic but beautiful piece in the group of symmetrical knotted Baluchi.
It was a piece of work and a lot of considering till I was able to include it into my collection. I would like to thank about it to John, who’s self drawn cards, full of nice motives from Kilim and Rugs, show, that he is a real connoisseur in old textiles. Thsi cards are a real artistic accessory if you will once get a parcel from him!
On the blue main field lie nine octagons, each containing a Meder star. Those stars contain themselves a diamond in its center. Five octagons, allocated like the five dots on a die, lie with white colour surrounded on a brown ground. The remaining for octagons contain blue stars on a red ground. Between the octagons, as filler motives, are same diamonds one find as center from the Meder stars.
The top row, direct under the Kilim with closure system, shows in a way “deformed” octagons. This deformation has an influence to the symmetry from the Meder stars, they got a likable new form with "hands" or "feeds".
The main filed is surrounded from two borders, each separated with a small Gyjak border from the other one. Bigger main border is build from Odschaliks in red, blue and mid-aubergine on brown ground. Outside build a Guschly-Kotschak (running-dog-border) in white and brown the minor border. As little detail with changing the direction of the “hook” the Guschly-Kotschak becomes a Kotschak on the upper left side.
The bag has its original goat hair wrapped Shirasi and on each end a plane weave Kilim stripe. Kilim from upper end has a stripe with slits for the closure system, which is flanked on each side with a small stripe floating weft Kilim.
All colours are in typical Baluch tradition and seam to be natural.
Bags condition is fair with some small repairs.
