450.00 €
A very finely woven semi-antique Baluch dasterkhan, traditionally used by the Baluch tribe as a floor covering for serving and eating meals. This elegant and tightly woven kilim combines broad pumpkin-coloured bands, deliberately left open and unadorned except for small motifs of goats or other horned animals. In contrast, the narrower bands are densely filled with intricate geometric designs, woven with remarkable precision made possible only by finely spun wool. The composition displays a refined balance between spacious simplicity and richly detailed ornamentation, characteristic of the finest Baluch weaving traditions.
Material: 100% hand-spun sheep wool
Size: 175×80 cms
Origin: Baluch tribe, Afghanistan
Date of weaving: 1970s
The dinning sofreh, also called Dasterkhan or Dastarkhan, is somewhat similar to the dinning table used in the West. Just as a dinning table can be of various sizes, so a dining dasterkhan can come in different sizes. The dimensions of the dasterkhan depends on the number of members in a family and the prosperity of the owner. However, no matter wether the sofreh is large or small, it is always rectangular, long an narrow.
The dinning dasterkhan of the tribes and country people are of wool and woven like kilims. Thus, their outward appearance has caused them to be called kilims in the West. The sofreh and dasterkhan are only spread at the time of a meal and is folded and put aside after eating. It is not used to sit on for it is, after all, a place where the daily bread and the Gods other blessings are set, and therefore improper to be used for other purposes.
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| Weight | 2.8 kg |
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