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The description of CP 67 mentions that there are two groups of Sehna kilims which differ in style. The example CP 68, woven in a strikingly wide format, belongs to the second group with designs of a more floral nature. The field below the flat arch without an accentuated tip is entirely filled with vertical stripes of varying widths and colours; their border-like floral vines are obviously influenced by older fabric designs from Kerman. The wide design bands with an ivory or saffron ground are each interspersed with three dividing stripes in beige, dark blue and red. The dark blue section above the arch contains large rounded botehs, closely spaced in offset rows. Arrangements of this kind are comparatively rare (see the examples in Herrmann and Burns); usually they are reversed, with botehs in the field and vertical stripes above the arch. As is common in this type, the main border consists of thin diagonal stripes in red and white. – Signs of age and wear, many stitched areas and minor rewoven sections.

North West Persia, Kurdistan. Dimensions 155 x 131 cm Age First half 19th century. Estimate EUR