Baktiari horse or camel chest band W 215 - 300 Charming multi coloured silk tassles

Charming multi coloured silk tassles with a silk flourish at the end and very long decorative sleeves held together at the back would suggest it was worn by a man of high status

Origin: N W Persia

or near by

mid 20th Century or earlier

Baktiari horse or camel chest band W 215 - 300 Charming multi coloured silk tasslesWool (sumak weave band) and wood (pomel) Trappings include bands to secure saddles, head bands to anchor reigns and bits, blankets as what we call a saddle and many other applications. They are made for horses, mules, donkeys and camels and are both functional and decorative. They might be highly elaborate and impressive, with netting, multiple tassles, flat weave, thick pile weave, sumac technique, and many other techniques skilfully employed. 2.