Antique Woven Camel Saddle Bag salt and pepper shakers decorated with the same ball

decorated with the same ball and thread pattern

At two and a half inches across

)  For one occasionally guilty of dramatizing the weight of one's own responsibilities

a little bit European

I have also found a few of these online described as hair combs or hair forks

Antique Woven Camel Saddle Bag salt and pepper shakers decorated with the same ballThis 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