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Bag face

A bag face is the decorated front panel of a woven bag, shown without the rest of the bag. On most tribal bags the design is on the face, in pile or soumak, while the back is plain weave, so a face may be one half of a khorjin or the front of a single bag.

Also saddlebag face · khorjin face · Tacheh Face · Toubreh Face · opened bag

See also Khorjin (saddlebag), Toubreh, Tacheh

Last reviewed

Bag face: a detail of Vintage Afshar Morqi Bag Face Persian Rug, 88x60cm
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Bag face, in the collection.

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