Tribal Rugs: Nomadic and Village Weavings from the Near East and Central Asia
London: Laurence King, 1998. Softcover. Color-illustrated card wraps with white lettering on navy blue spine. French flaps. 328 pp. with 356 illustrations (291 in color) and 12 maps. VG (Would be NF but for art museum ex-lib. sticker, blind stamp, and bar code plus notation on ffep.). Item #152706
ISBN: 185669125X
Breathtaking, vibrant color photos of kilims, saddle bags, pillow covers, tent decorations, and much more. The book is divided into two sections: Tribal Culture and Art History; and The Tribes and Their Weavings. Included are the Lurs, Bakhtiyaris, Kurds, Afshars, Baluch and related tribes, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Khamseh Confederacy, and the Shahsavan Confederacy, as well as sections on Anatolia, The Caucusus, and the Turkomans and other Turkic-speaking peoples of Central Asia. With a glossary of terms.
Price: $65.00