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

This sort of chainstitch embroidery

decorated with the same ball and thread pattern

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

a little bit European

It measures 2 1/8ʺin diameter and 4 1/4" tall

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