Flat-Woven Rugs & Textiles from the Caucasus - Nooter, Robert H.
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Caucasian flat-woven carpets and textiles are explored in a fascinating text and 436 beautiful color photographs, including kilims, zilis, khorjins, and mafrash bedding bags. Weaving styles by the nomadic, indigenous peoples include a rich mixture of geometric and figurative forms recognized as uniquely Caucasian. Descriptions of the autor's field visits and investigation into the origins of these pieces are discussed through comparisons with artifacts in the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg.

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Caucasian flat-woven carpets and textiles are explored in a fascinating text and 436 beautiful color photographs, including kilims, zilis, khorjins, and mafrash bedding bags. Weaving styles by the nomadic, indigenous peoples include a rich mixture of geometric and figurative forms recognized as uniquely Caucasian. Descriptions of the autor's field visits and investigation into the origins of these pieces are discussed through comparisons with artifacts in the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg.
Autorenporträt
Robert H. Nooter is an economic development specialist for the Agency for International Development and the World Bank. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Textile Museum and a Board member of the National Museum of Aftican Art, both in Washington, D. C. He has made many visits to the Caucasian countries and assembled an extensive collection of flat-woven textiles from that area. He and his wife live in the Wasington, D. C. area.