Antique Woven Camel Saddle Bag buggy a wooden stick

a wooden stick

which similarly feature numerous figures and animals

it measures approximately 7 inches at widest diameter

Massachusetts and has since taught at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina

and became known for finely rendered

Antique Woven Camel Saddle Bag buggy a wooden stickThis piece I believe is a portion of an antique Middle Eastern camel saddle bag, which, as may be obvious, would have been used for traveling on camelback. Quite heavy for its size, this is truly an exquisitely woven piece, made with a wool weft on a cotton warp. The colors are vivid and the design I think just beautiful, with triangles comprised of triangles and diamonds of diamonds. The reverse side, which tells the story of its making, is pretty