Antique Woven Camel Saddle Bag salt and pepper shakers This sort of chainstitch embroidery

This sort of chainstitch embroidery

At two and a half inches across

filled with cigarettes ready to be offered graciously to guests sitting in leather club chairs and enjoying lively conversation

decorated with the same ball and thread pattern

Antique Woven Camel Saddle Bag salt and pepper shakers This sort of chainstitch embroideryThis 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