It is illustrated with over 80 colorful examples, fine ethnographic photographs, and drawings that explain structural features and designs.
Book Description
The authoritative account of the acclaimed and collectible kilims, the tribal flatwoven rugs of Turkey. From fleece, yarn, dyeing, looms, and weaves, to the visual language, tribal weavers, and meaning, origins, and aesthetics of the kilim, this book provides an ideal summary of the subject. It is illustrated with over 80 colorful examples, fine ethnographic photographs, and drawings that explain structural features and designs. 80 color and 70 black-and-white illustrations. Originally published in a previous edition as The Tribal Eye)
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In the ancient rhythm of Anatolian pastoral life one of the major beats is spring sheep-shearing time, when the shearers, usually the men of the household, clip and turn back the matted wool and then, seeming to roll the sheep out of its coat, produce the fleece, a pelt-like mass of intermeshed raw wool. 最初のページを読む