# Khorjin

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A **khorjin** is a type of decorative [carpet bag](/source/Carpet_bag) made across [Greater Iran](/source/Greater_Iran) and [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia).[1]

Hand-knotted [carpets](/source/Carpets) and hand woven [kilims](/source/Kilim) (flatwoven textiles) were made by various nomadic tribes of the Middle East and Central Asia, including the [Baloch](/source/Baloch_people), the [Turkmen](/source/Turkmen_people), the [Afshars](/source/Afshar_tribe), the [Bakhtyari](/source/Bakhtyari), the [Qashqai](/source/Qashqai_people), and the [Kurds](/source/Kurds), among others. The bags and the larger rugs were woven in the same techniques as The most common technique is [hand-knotted pile](/source/Persian_Carpet), but many tribal bags were also done in the various flat woven techniques including [plain weave](/source/Plain_weave) ([kilim](/source/Kilim) weave), soumac technique and other less common techniques.[citation needed] They range in size from small pouches for valuable personal possessions to larger [handbags](/source/Handbags) and [saddlebags](/source/Saddlebag).[2]

Bags were used for transporting goods while on migration, and also served as storage containers to be used in the tent or [yurt](/source/Yurt). There are also specialized bags such as bags for carrying mirrors, bags for carrying the [Qur'an](/source/Qur'an), bags for carrying tent stakes and more. Often the bags are known by specific names based on the function they served. Some common bag names are "cuval" ([camel](/source/Camel) bag), "khorjin" (double-sided [donkey](/source/Donkey) bags), "taache" (grain bag), and "mafrash" (bedding bag) to name just a few.[citation needed]

The back panel of a bag will often have little or no design. On bags with knotted pile faces, the back of the bag will usually be executed in a plain woven [kilim](/source/Kilim) technique.[citation needed]

Seen as a type of [Oriental rug](/source/Oriental_rug), khorjin have been sought after by collectors and museums in Europe, the United States and Japan since the late 19th century.[3]

## Bag face

From the [collectors](/source/Collecting) point of view, the front or the *face* of the bag is much more interesting and more collectible. Often, with antique bags, the backs of the bag have been separated and discarded at some point and only the bagface remains.[citation needed]

## See also

- [Persian rug](/source/Persian_rug)

## References

1. ["Antique Baluch Saddle Bag - Khourjin שק נוודים עתיק מבלוציסטאן"](https://www.artpane.com/Rugs/R1002.htm). *www.artpane.com*. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

1. Kabiri, Faranak (2010-03-10). ["Khorjin and its Various Types in Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari Province"](http://goljaam.icsa.ir/article-1-426-en.html). *Goljaam, Scientific Journal of Handmade Carpet*. **5** (14): 51–68.

1. Kamada, Yumiko (2020-01-01). ["Tribal Textiles and the Mingei Circle in Japan: Muneyoshi Yanagi's View on Carpet"](https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/1193). *Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings*

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