WHITE GIANTS. Beni Ouarain
The Beni Ouarain and some neighbouring Berber tribes in the northeastern Middle Atlas are the weavers of a distinctive type of large, archaic-looking, white-ground pile carpet. These 'white giants'...
View ArticleKilims from the Ourika Vally
The Ourika Valley in the High Atlas region of southern Morocco , a place of idyllic beauty, has been a popular tourist destination since the period of the French protectorate. So it was surprising to...
View ArticleWool Dyeing History, with Focus on Dyeing of Rugs
by Pierre GalafassiChemically speaking, wool is keratin, a protein copolymer containing about 17 different amino-acid monomers. The main elements are cystine, leucine, glycine and glutamic acid....
View ArticleBerber Veils
by Gebhart Blazek & Henri CrouzetIn the period between 1998 - 2002, when an international market raised a strong interest in Moroccan Henna textiles, the veils of the Ahel Telt were among the most...
View ArticleThe Kush Motif in Turkmen Ensis
by Louis DubreuilThe kush or kuç motif is one of the original designs used exclusively on Turkmen ensis, which are now generally understood to be door rugs for the Turkmen yurt or oï (the hypothesis...
View ArticleLocations of Major Turkmen Tribes (16th to 19th Centuries)
Although history and geography are supposed to deal with reasonably clear and documented information, most rug books are vague and at times even contradictory about the locations of Turkmen tribes. You...
View ArticleFriso Lammertse talks about the Achilles Tapetries of Rubens
Tapestries are valuable works of art. Because of their size they fit only in castles and because of the time-consuming technique they are only affordable to the very richest. Now these tapestries are...
View ArticleQuilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum
Guest curator Elizabeth V. Warren guides you through “Quilts – Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum” (on view through October 16th at the American Folk Art Museum) and gives a preview of...
View ArticlePsyche Displaying Her Treasures to Her Sisters
Yao-Fen You, assistant curator European sculptures and decorative arts, discusses an 18th century woven tapestry by Francois Boucher.
View ArticleDoor de wol geverfd - De oorspronkelijke kleuren van oud textile
In Rhenen en bij Texel zijn fragmentjes historisch textiel gevonden. Ze zijn nu bruin en grijs, maar oorspronkelijk was de wol geverfd. Alleen, in welke kleuren? Stukjes prehistorische stof uit...
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