Free shipping on orders over $99
Flat-Woven Rugs and Textiles from the Caucasus

Flat-Woven Rugs and Textiles from the Caucasus

by Robert H. Nooter
Hardback
Publication Date: 08/03/2004

Share This Book:

 
$90.00
This book fills a void in Western texts by presenting the largest selection of Caucasian flat-woven carpets and textiles ever included in a single book. They originate in the region south of the Caucasus Mountains and west of the Caspian Sea, bounded by Russian, Turkey, and Iran, and comprising parts of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The book, with 436 beautiful color photographs, includes an extensive selection of old kilims, zilis, khorjins, and one of the most extensive collections of Caucasian mafrash bedding bags ever assembled. They date generally from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Weaving styles of the nomadic, indigenous peoples produce the rich mixture of geometric and figurative forms recognized as uniquely Caucasian. A fascinating description of the author's field visits to villages in the Caucasus accompanies illustrations of the textiles and peoples found there. The origins of these pieces are discussed through comparisons with artifacts in the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg. A unique feature is weaving examples by two Georgian ethnic sub-groups, the Tushetians and the Khevsuretis. The result is invaluable information regarding the weaving origins of Caucasian flat-woven textiles for collectors and curators, and richly colored pictorials that will inspire designers and artists.
ISBN:
9780764319617
9780764319617
Category:
Rug & carpetmaking
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
08-03-2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Schiffer Publishing, Limited
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
304.8x228.6x236.22mm
Weight:
2kg

Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available

Reviews

Be the first to review Flat-Woven Rugs and Textiles from the Caucasus.