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The Best Workmanship,
the Finest Materials: Prayer Carpets from the Islamic World
3 August until 15 December 2002
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Boston, USA
With a distinctive design and relatively uniform size, the
prayer carpet (sajjãda in Arabic) ranks as one of the most
recognizable and popular forms of weaving from Muslim lands.
This exhibition brings together prayer carpets from the eastern
Islamic world and considers them from two perspectives: the
structural design dictated by the weaver's technique, and
the decorative design governed by iconographic and aesthetic
traditions.
From documentary evidence stretching back to the 11th century,
it is clear that artisans used only their best workmanship
and finest materials to create prayer carpets. These carpets
fulfilled not only the need for a clean space to pray, but
also represented proximity to God, where "his faithful
servant has set foot to worship." A prayer carpet could
also serve as a seat of honor or a spiritual throne, used
by a leader to emphasize his legitimacy to rule.
Drawn mainly from the Harvard Art Museums collection, the
rugs in the exhibition date to the 18th and 19th century and
represent a fine range of both technique and design. Together,
they suggest the variety of aesthetic experiences possible
within a single medium. |
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Tribal Rugs of Southern
Persia
04 October until 28 February 2003
Minasian Oriental Rug Gallery, Illinois, USA |
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Kilims: Textile Art of
Anatolia
13 October until 29 December 2002
Deutsches Textilmuseum, Krefeld |
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The Classical Tradition
in Anatolian Carpets
13 September 2002 until 16 February 2003
Textile Museum, Washington DC, USA
Anatolian carpets dating from the 15th through 19th centuries
are presented in the context of their history and relationship
to the centuries-old Anatolian weaving tradition. The exhibition
explores the enduring classical tradition in Anatolian carpet
weaving, the Ottoman Court and its impact on the weaving tradition,
the land and its people, and provides an overview of the place
of Anatolian carpets in Western material culture. The exhibition
includes approximately 50 carpets and is curated by Walter
B. Denny, Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst.
Lectures and presentations at the 25th Annual Rug Convention,
October 18-20, 2002, will draw inspiration from this exhibition. |
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Soffrehs, kilims aux
multiples facettes
22 November until 22 December 2002
Galerie Chevalier, Paris, France
The Espace Chevalier will present an exhibition dedicated
to Soufrehs, traditional iranian kilims. |
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Caucasian, Anatolian
and Persian Rugs of the 19th Cent.
23 November until 29 December 2002
Nader, Milan, Spain |
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Our Collection |
| Sivas Kilim Prayer Rug |
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| Sivas Kilim Prayer Rug around 90 years old and in very good condition. |
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| Fethiye Kilim Area Rug |
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| A Fethiye kilim rug with stripes. There are small jijim weavings on some of these stripes. |
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| Caucasian Soumak |
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| 70 - 80 years old cushion type Caucasus Soumak with original woven back. |
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