A mafrash is a bedding bag, a “box”, from Caucasus, Persia and Eastern Turkey, most often woven in soumak or kilim technique. Mafresh is also connected to Turkmen pile bag faces primarely from the Yomut tribe and these mafrashs bags seems to be more flat.
Shahsavan Sumak Cargo Bag (Besik/ Mafrash), Late 19th C. (Material Culture 20 January 2021)Shahsavan mafrash ( Edoardo Marino at Sartirana Textile Show 2014)A pair of Shahsavan sumac mafrash end panels, north west Persia early 20th century, 1ft.7in. x 1ft.5in. 0.48m. x 0,43m. and 1ft.6in. x 1ft.5in. 0.46m. x 0.43m.(Netherhampton Salerooms 2 October 2013)Shasavan soumac mafrash, side panel, first half 19th c. (Bertram Frauenknecht at Motel Capri)A mid 19th century Shahsavan mafrash. Size 43×105 cm. (Rippon Boswell 26 November 2011)Shahsavan Soumak Mafrash panel with silk wefts. 46 x 108 cm.(Nagel 13 September 2011)Knotted pile Shahasavan mafrash side panel, early 20th century. 120 x 38 cm.(Exhibitor Alberto Boralevi at KARMA 2011)