Tribal Rugs

Overview

The ancient art of tribal weaving -- The oldest complete rug in the world : the Pazyryk rug c.500 BC -- After 'Pazyryk' -- The Türkmen -- The tribes of Anatolia -- The Kizyl Bash -- The tribes of the Caucasus -- The Shahsavan Confederacy -- The Afshar -- The Qashqa'i Confederacy -- The Kurds --The Lor -- The Bakhtiyari-Lor -- The Arab and Turkic tribes of Fars refereded to as the Khamseh Confederacy -- The Nomadic tribes of Eastern Persia and Western Afghanistan commonly referred to as 'The Baluch' -- The Taimuri -- The twentieth century : commercial incentives and degeneration of design -- The final years of the twentieth century : a return to tradition -- The lost language : symbolic meaning within the tribal weaving -- Eastern tribal rugs and bags as wall hangings -- The appeal of collecting antique Eastern rugs : points to look for and mistakes to avoid

Details

Publisher

Antique Collectors' Club

Published

1997

Pages

302

Language

EN

Categories

Antiques & Collectibles / Rugs, Crafts & Hobbies / Rugs, Design / Textile & Costume

ISBN-13

9781851492688