Kurdish flatweave bag with excellent color. 19th century. Not exactly sure where this comes from, but it is probably from Northeastern Iran. The balanced 2-1-2 positive and negative design and tight, even weave suggests it comes from a Kurdish group with a long weaving tradition. It seems probable that traditional Kurdish weaving developed early on with flatwoven structures with pile weaving coming later. Weavings like this are not easy to find and the range of color and nice tight weave make this piece a worthy example..