Afghan Taimani Baluch Salt Bag Oriental Rug Folk Art Start Price USD 75.00 Current Price USD 75.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 12, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 11, 2008 Location New Hampton, NH See more about 'Afghan Taimani Baluch Salt Bag Oriental Rug Folk Art' Description Afghan Baluch Salt Bag Oriental Rug. About our Bags Oriental Rug Review Antiques and Tribal Rugs is pleased to offer a knotted pile Afghan Baluch salt bag, Taimani, Western Afghanistan, c. 1950s, 1'3"x1'6". It is a complete bag with flatwoven bagface and flatwoven back. About the weaver. We know that she was a woman for it was they who did the weaving in Baluch society. The Taimani inhabit an area to the east of Herat in Ghor Province. They are the largest sub-tribe in a four sub-tribe alliance known as the Chahar Aimaq Confederation. Chahar Aimaq is Turkic/Mongol for "four tribes", which are the Hazara, Firozkhoi, Jamshidi and Taimani. These are semi-nomadic groups, spending winters in towns and summers in tents at summer pasturage. This is a salt bag, namakdan Persian = salt bag (carrier), made expressly by Taimanis for the storage of salt. Salt was necessary for life. Saltworks were few and far between on migration routes. The bag has a neck and narrow opening so if the bag was jostled loose in travel, a minimum of salt would be lost by spillage. On the beautiful red grounded field are blue and gold stepped geometric figures This bag is nicely accented by bundled yarn poms. There is a small disturbed area on the neck of the bag's back. Bargaining at a Saltworks The back of the bag Buyers contacting us by e-mail, please include your full mailing address so that we can calculate shipping charges. Also, please reference the auction number and your eBay user name. This package will weigh 3 lbs. A word about shipping charges: we use the postal rate calculator at www.usps.com. We enter our ZIP code (03256), the buyer's ZIP code and the weight of the mailing package. We take the figure the calculator gives us and add the appropriate insurance charge. You can do it too! We will consolidate multiple wins for economical shipping. From 1981 through 1995 the seller published an Oriental Rug Journal, Oriental Rug Review, first as a black and white newsprint tabloid (1981-1987) and then as a color magazine (1987-1995). We have a large selection of back issues of the color magazine available. Follow the link below to our ORR back issue offer in our eBay store. Follow this link to our eBay store offer of ORR back issues. Follow This Link to More Oriental Rugs in Our eBay Store Catagory, Oriental Rugs, Tribal Rugs Our Oriental Rug Review/Asian Trade eBay StoreClick on the illustration below to Enter our store Follow this link to our eBay store where you will find other rugs like this one among many other types. "Outstanding rug" "lovely rug, easy email communication, charges ACTUAL shipping cost" "Thrilled with rug" "The rug is beautiful" "Thanks so much for 2 great pieces" "Great rug!!" "My rug was even nicer than described." "liked learning about the piece before I bought it!""I'm delighted with my rugs and will buy again!!" "nice rug" "Love my rug!" "Another GREAT rug!" "The rug arrived today, and is Beautiful!" "Rug lovelier than picture" "gorgeous piece!" Buyer pays shipping & insurance. Ron O'Callaghan, Oriental Rug Review, Sinclair Hill Road, New Hampton, NH, U.S.A. 03256, (603) 744-9191. Place a Bid!