Weavings of Nomads in Iran

Warp-faced Bands and Related Textiles

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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There is a rich tradition of hand-woven bands made by the nomadic pastoralists of Iran. They have a large and detailed design vocabulary, and were executed using weaving skills that were not exceeded by any other weaving tradition. No study of nomadic life and weavings in Iran is complete without them. Among Qashqa'i tribal weavers in particular, the warp-faced bands used to attach loads to pack animals were a key symbol of their nomadic life. These bands carry a large repository of motifs that may be a source of archaic design elements. Bands illustrate a connection between and among groups of nomadic pastoralists, as great distances may have separated their ancestors for hundreds of years. Although the overwhelming majority of weavers were illiterate, they possessed a different form of literacy in which they were capable of transferring an image into a woven structure. This is the first book devoted exclusively to these weavings. Contents: Introduction; The Functions of Warp-faced Bands in Nomadic Life; Structure and Construction; Buckles & Fastening Systems on Bands; Dating Textiles; Design & Structural Changes on Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Warp-faced Bands; Imagery & Design Elements; Tribal Confederacies; Plates; Bands, Ropes, Braids, and Tassels among Qashqa'i Nomads; Glossary; Bibliography.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-30
Mått:255 x 360 x 38 mm
Vikt:3 007 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:420
Förlag:Hali Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781898113805

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Dr Fred Mushkat has been collecting and diligently studying the warp-faced woven bands of Iran since the late 1980s. His work is supplemented by detailed commentary co-written by the socio-cultural anthropologist Professor Lois Beck of Washington University in St. Louis, (the world expert on the Qashqa'i nomads in Southwestern Iran), and Naheed Dareshuri, a Qashqa'i nomadic pastoralist currently living in the United States. The book also includes a contribution by Professor Peter Alford Andrews, the world's foremost authority on the architecture and use of nomadic tents of Eurasia.

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"The book is illustrated with photographs of nomadic pastoral life, photographs of beautifully organised tents which were adapted to all climates and occasions." - Esther Fitzgerald, Selvedge

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1Warp-faced Bands and Related Textiles, Fred Mushkat12 Foreword: Genesis of the Collection: Iran in the 1960s and 1970s, John T. Wertime16 Acknowledgements18 Introduction22 The Functions of Warp-faced Bands in Nomadic Life28 Structure and Construction36 Buckles and Fastening Systems on Bands40 Dating Textiles44 Design and Structural Changes on Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Warp-faced Bands48 Imagery and Design Elements56 Tribal Confederacies68 The Plates266 Technical Analysis280 Glossary282 Bibliography284 Endnotes289 Technical Details289 PostscriptPart 2Bands, Ropes, Braids, and Tassels among Qashqa’i Nomads Naheed Dareshuri and Lois Beck294 Introduction298 Bands, Ropes, Braids, and Tassels316 A Special Qashqa’i Band334 Another Qashqa’i Band340 Living with Woven Bands and Braided Ropes346 The Yellow Gelim354 The Social History of a Qashqa’i Saddlebag360 Glossary370 Bibliography372 EndnotesPart 3Shahsevän and Qaradagi Bastırıkh, Örken and Bezekh Peter Alford Andrews390 Shahsevän and Qaradagi Bastırıkh, Örken and Bezekh396 Endnotes