{"product_id":"belouch-salt-bag-face","title":"Belouch Salt bag face","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis curious small rug or mat is a rather remarkable shape. The reason behind it's odd shape is that it is the face or front of a Salt Bag. Sometimes known as \"Namakdan\", this piece would have once had a back and was perhaps been used by the Belouch nomads for for storing salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a charming and collectable unique tribal artefact at a great price and is a great display piece and talking point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe colours and design of this Belouch Salt Bag face\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Afghan Belouch Salt Bag face displays an enchanting pictorial design of birds, prancing hares, as well as stylised flowers and plants set against a beige field. This is surrounded by a simple border in cinnamon brown. On each end of this piece you will notice a small band of intricate flat weaving. This is a feature commonly found in Belouch tribal bags. In it's previous life as a Salt Bag \/  Namakdan, the opening to the bag would have been the narrow end at the top of the picture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this Belouch Namakdan bag-face is made from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis intricately handwoven tribal bag face\/front was made from wool and cotton. It has a hand-knotted woollen pile, often on a salt bag the decorative feature is flat woven. The woollen pile was hand-knotted onto cotton foundations. We can see the cotton fringes which are also the warp threads on the top, bottom and shoulders of the bag-face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere this Salt Bag face is from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tribal item was handmade by a Belouch weaver in the vicinity of Herat in north-west Afghanistan. The Belouch are prolific weavers of all sorts of woven handicrafts and their output ranges from small rugs and prayer rugs, salt bags and saddle-bags. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of origin: Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 71×42cm \/ 2’4″x1’5″ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 6mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePile: Wool, hand-knotted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarp: Cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: In the order of 20 years old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58081600536907,"sku":"TORM-1046-BELOUCH SALT BAG FACE-71 X 42CM","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/3113\/4539\/files\/Salt-bag-face-71x42cm-MAIN.jpg?v=1786283438","url":"https:\/\/theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk\/products\/belouch-salt-bag-face","provider":"The Oriental Rug Merchant Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}