‘Front/Back’ – Alberto Levi online exhibition

October 9, 2014

Front/Back by Alberto Levi

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Showcasing a selection of exquisite small Persian tribal weavings from an online selling exhibition at albertolevi.com

Chanteh, Shahsavan, Veramin region, Northwest Persia, Circa 1880, Silk and wool, 20 x 22 cm (7.5 x 8.5 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Sumakh scissor bag, Shahsavan, Moghan, Savalan region, Northwest Persia, Circa 1900, 9 x 53 cm (3.5 x 21 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Sumakh mafrash panel (front), Shahsavan, Boz Qush mountains, Hashtrud-Miyaneh region, Northwest Persia, Circa 1870, 54 x 98 cm (21.5 x 38.5 in.), Alberto Boralevi, Firenze.

Sumakh mafrash front panel (back), Shahsavan, Boz Qush mountains, Hashtrud-Miyaneh region, Northwest Persia, Circa 1870, 54 x 98 cm (21.5 x 38.5 in.), Alberto Boralevi, Firenze.

Pile khorjin face, Shahsavan, Northwest Persia/Southern Caucasus, Circa 1870, 46 x 52 cm (18 x 20.5 in.), Brian Morehouse, Los Angeles.

Pile khorjin, Shahsavan, Northwest Persia, Circa 1870, 51 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Complete Pile double khorjin (front), Shahsavan, Northwest Persia, Circa 1880, 86 x 36 cm (34 x 14 in.)

Complete Pile double khorjin (back), Shahsavan, Northwest Persia, Circa 1880, 86 x 36 cm (34 x 14 in.)

Pile mafrash side panel, Shahsavan, Northwest Persia, Circa 1880, 45 x 55 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Pile khorjin recycled as saddle rug, Kurds of the Sauj Bulagh area, Northwest Persia, Circa 1850, 63 x 43 cm (25 x 17 in.)

Pile chanteh with flame palmette (front), Lori tribe, West Persia, Circa 1900, 37 x 41 cm (14.5 x 16 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Pile chanteh with flame palmette (back), Lori tribe, West Persia, Circa 1900, 37 x 41 cm (14.5 x 16 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Pair of sumakh bedding bag side panels, Bakhtiari tribe, West Persia, Circa 1850, 52 x 52 cm (20.5 x 20.5 in.), James Opie, Portland

Sumakh and pile large bedding bag panel, Bakhtiari tribe, West Persia, Circa 1900, 122 x 114 cm (48 x 45 in.)

Pile double saddle bag (front), Qashqa’i Confederacy, Qashquli tribe, Southern Persia, Circa 1880, 58 x 27 cm (23 x 11 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Pile double saddle bag (back), Qashqa’i Confederacy, Qashquli tribe, Southern Persia, Circa 1880, 58 x 27 cm (23 x 11 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Pile chanteh (front), Qashqa’i Confederacy, Southern Persia, Circa 1880, 27 x 30 cm (10.5 x 12 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Pile chanteh (back), Qashqa’i Confederacy, Southern Persia, Circa 1880, 27 x 30 cm (10.5 x 12 in.), Edi Egli Collection, St. Gallen

Pile khorjin, Qashqa’i Confederacy, Southern Persia, Circa 1870, 116 x 58 cm (46 x 23 in.), not for sale

Pile khorjin, Khamseh Confederacy, Basseri tribe, Southern Persia, Circa 1870, 95 x 55 cm (37.5 x 21.5 in.), The Kossow Collection, Bremen, Najib Burgai, Hamburg

The Alberto Levi Gallery in Milan has an online exhibition of small tribal Persian weavings. ‘Front/Back’ celebrates modestly sized, highly decorative bag faces in keeping with the gallery’s dedication to the appreciation of antique textiles and carpets as art. Alberto Levi is also exhibiting at the 6th edition of ARTS, the San Francisco Rug and Textile Show, 16 – 19 October 2014.