Kilim Shahsavan Iran 190 X 55 Cm

Gorjin (pack bag) open shahsavan Iran wool, cotton warp, 1950. Very good condition. Two techniques used for this shahsavan: soumak (wrapped weft weaving) in the center (originally, in front of the bag) and strip kilims (originally, behind the bag). Note: a restoration without gravity (see photo).

The territory of the Shahsavans is located south and west of the Caspian Sea, in Iranian Azerbaijan. Shahsavan: title granted by Shah Abbas the Great (1588-1629), Safavid* sovereign, in opposition to the Qizilbashs (red heads). The Qizilbashs: confederation formed by several Turkish groups of Turkmen origin who were at the origin of the Safavid dynasty founded in 1501 by Shah Ishmael (Shiite). The greedy and corrupt qizilbashs wanted to gain power. It is for this reason that Shah Abbas appealed to all ethnic groups who wished to form a confederation opposing the qizilbashs. The Shahsavan confederation was born. It consisted of a significant number of qizilbashs who had remained loyal to Shah Abbas, Persian-speaking (Tajik: non-Turkish) tribes as well as Kurds. In exchange for their loyalty, the Safavid rulers granted the shahsavans privileges.
*Safavid: dynasty founded in 1501 by Shah Ishmael (Shiite) and which ended in 1732.

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