pillow or storage bag
pillow or storage bag
Culture
Baluchi people
Creation date
early 20th century
Materials
wool
Dimensions
20 x 39 in. | 50.8 x 99.1 cm.
Credit line
Colonel Jeff W. Boucher Collection
Accession number
1996.61
Collection
Not Currently On View
The majority of bags have a pile-woven (knotted) front and a flat-woven (kilim) back, and are filled with cotton or fleece and their open ends are sewn shut.
They are used as head or back pillows or cushions in a tent setting and as storage and carrying bags during migration.
