Nomadic Visions
Tribal Weavings from Persia and the Caucasus
Published on 20. August 2021
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-898113-82-9 (ISBN)
Description
"Extensive text, beautifully-written and well-researched, this book leads us through many historical and geographical adventures and towards a plethora of full-colour plates...These pages ground us by sharing a complex culture expressed through an object of practical simplicity." -Ptolemy Mann, Selvedge
The Michael and Amy Rothberg Collection of knotted-pile tribal and nomadic bags and other rare small format pile weavings, among them many pieces made for women's dowries and other ceremonial functions, is recognised as the best of its kind anywhere in the world. The collection has been carefully and thoughtfully assembled over the past four decades. Michael Rothberg's collections are above all distinguished by the collector's acutely sensitive and perceptive eye for the best museum-quality material available on the international market. Specialists in the field and other collectors and tribal weaving enthusiasts have awaited the publication of this part of the Rothberg Collection for many years, ever since a selection of the material was shown at Sotheby's in Los Angeles in a feature exhibition during the American Conference on Oriental Rugs in January 1996. The scope of the collection includes antique pile bags, from the Transcaucasus region, as well as from the Shahsavan, Kurdish, Varamin region, Qashqa'i, Khamseh, Luri, Bakhtiari, Afshar and Baluch tribes of Iran.
The Michael and Amy Rothberg Collection of knotted-pile tribal and nomadic bags and other rare small format pile weavings, among them many pieces made for women's dowries and other ceremonial functions, is recognised as the best of its kind anywhere in the world. The collection has been carefully and thoughtfully assembled over the past four decades. Michael Rothberg's collections are above all distinguished by the collector's acutely sensitive and perceptive eye for the best museum-quality material available on the international market. Specialists in the field and other collectors and tribal weaving enthusiasts have awaited the publication of this part of the Rothberg Collection for many years, ever since a selection of the material was shown at Sotheby's in Los Angeles in a feature exhibition during the American Conference on Oriental Rugs in January 1996. The scope of the collection includes antique pile bags, from the Transcaucasus region, as well as from the Shahsavan, Kurdish, Varamin region, Qashqa'i, Khamseh, Luri, Bakhtiari, Afshar and Baluch tribes of Iran.
Reviews / Votes
"Extensive text, beautifully-written and well-researched, this book leads us through many historical and geographical adventures and towards a plethora of full-colour plates...These pages ground us by sharing a complex culture expressed through an object of practical simplicity." - Ptolemy Mann, SelvedgeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
20 Illustrations, black and white; 250 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 326 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
3106 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-898113-82-9 (9781898113829)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Michael Rothberg is a San Francisco Bay Area collector of antique carpets and rugs, and a careful and methodical expert on the genre, with many years experience of acquiring only the best for his collections.
Content
FOREWORD 7
PREFACE 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11
INTRODUCTION 13
I. CONTEXT 17
EARLY RUG WEAVING 19
NOMADIC PASTORALISM 20
SHEEP, GOATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS 23
THE ROLE OF NOMADIC WOMEN 25
TRANSPORT BAGS 26
PERSIAN SADDLE BLANKETS 28
TRIBAL DESIGN ORIGINS 29
ASPECTS OF DESIGN 31
THE ROSETTE 34
SYMBOLISM 40
THE PLATES - OVERVIEW 41
2. TRANSCAUCASIA & NORTH PERSIA 45
2.1 TRANSCAUCASIA 46
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 47
DESIGN TRADITION 48
TECHNICAL PROFILE 50
PLATES 1-26 52
2.2 THE SHAHSEVAN CONFEDERATION 86
HISTORY 87
SHAHSEVAN WOMEN 91
DESIGN TRADITION 91
TECHNICAL PROFILE 92
ARRANGEMENT OF PLATES 27-44 92
PLATES 27-44 94
2.3 PERSIAN AZERBAIJAN 120
HISTORY 121
THE TRIBES OF AZERBAIJAN 123
TECHNICAL PROFILE & DESIGN TRADITION 124
PLATES 45-71 126
2.4 THE KURDS 170
HISTORY 171
RELIGION & WOMEN 172
THE JAF KURDS 172
TECHNICAL PROFILE & DESIGN TRADITION 173
PLATES 72-94 176
2.5 varamin 210
THE TRIBES 211
ATTRIBUTIONS 212
WEAVING FORMAT & DESIGN TRADITION 212
TECHNICAL PROFILE 214
PLATES 95-110 216
3. SOUTH & EAST PERSIA 239
3.1 THE AFSHAR TRIBES OF KERMAN PROVINCE 240
HISTORY 241
DESIGN TRADITION 242
TECHNICAL PROFILE 244
PLATES 111-137 248
3.2 THE KHAMSEH CONFEDERATION 288
THE TRIBES 289
TECHNICAL PROFILE & DESIGN TRADITION 292
PLATES 138-154 294
3.3 THE QASHQA'I 320
HISTORY 321
ECONOMY 321
RELIGION 322
Qashqa'i WOMEN 322
DESIGN TRADITION 324
TECHNICAL PROFILE 325
PLATES 155-177 326
3.4 THE LURI 362
DESIGN TRADITION 363
TECHNICAL PROFILE 366
PLATES 178-194 368
3.5 THE 'BALUCH' 392
THE TRIBES 393
DESIGN TRADITION 395
TECHNICAL PROFILE 396
PLATES 195-205 398
TECHNICAL DETAILS & PRIOR PUBLICATION 414
NOTES 425
BIBLIOGRAPHY 428
PREFACE 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 11
INTRODUCTION 13
I. CONTEXT 17
EARLY RUG WEAVING 19
NOMADIC PASTORALISM 20
SHEEP, GOATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS 23
THE ROLE OF NOMADIC WOMEN 25
TRANSPORT BAGS 26
PERSIAN SADDLE BLANKETS 28
TRIBAL DESIGN ORIGINS 29
ASPECTS OF DESIGN 31
THE ROSETTE 34
SYMBOLISM 40
THE PLATES - OVERVIEW 41
2. TRANSCAUCASIA & NORTH PERSIA 45
2.1 TRANSCAUCASIA 46
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 47
DESIGN TRADITION 48
TECHNICAL PROFILE 50
PLATES 1-26 52
2.2 THE SHAHSEVAN CONFEDERATION 86
HISTORY 87
SHAHSEVAN WOMEN 91
DESIGN TRADITION 91
TECHNICAL PROFILE 92
ARRANGEMENT OF PLATES 27-44 92
PLATES 27-44 94
2.3 PERSIAN AZERBAIJAN 120
HISTORY 121
THE TRIBES OF AZERBAIJAN 123
TECHNICAL PROFILE & DESIGN TRADITION 124
PLATES 45-71 126
2.4 THE KURDS 170
HISTORY 171
RELIGION & WOMEN 172
THE JAF KURDS 172
TECHNICAL PROFILE & DESIGN TRADITION 173
PLATES 72-94 176
2.5 varamin 210
THE TRIBES 211
ATTRIBUTIONS 212
WEAVING FORMAT & DESIGN TRADITION 212
TECHNICAL PROFILE 214
PLATES 95-110 216
3. SOUTH & EAST PERSIA 239
3.1 THE AFSHAR TRIBES OF KERMAN PROVINCE 240
HISTORY 241
DESIGN TRADITION 242
TECHNICAL PROFILE 244
PLATES 111-137 248
3.2 THE KHAMSEH CONFEDERATION 288
THE TRIBES 289
TECHNICAL PROFILE & DESIGN TRADITION 292
PLATES 138-154 294
3.3 THE QASHQA'I 320
HISTORY 321
ECONOMY 321
RELIGION 322
Qashqa'i WOMEN 322
DESIGN TRADITION 324
TECHNICAL PROFILE 325
PLATES 155-177 326
3.4 THE LURI 362
DESIGN TRADITION 363
TECHNICAL PROFILE 366
PLATES 178-194 368
3.5 THE 'BALUCH' 392
THE TRIBES 393
DESIGN TRADITION 395
TECHNICAL PROFILE 396
PLATES 195-205 398
TECHNICAL DETAILS & PRIOR PUBLICATION 414
NOTES 425
BIBLIOGRAPHY 428