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I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan

Nigel Lendon, Tim Bonyhady

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Description:This is the publication for the seminal exhibition by the same title, which investigates the history, iconography, production and distribution of a selection of extraordinary Afghan War rugs from the curators’ shared private collection. This catalogue includes essays by lawyer and cultural arts historian, Tim Bonyhady and Nigel Lendon– artist, academic and curator, as well as a foreword by Afghani Rug specialist and collector, Sabur Fahiz. Afghanistan has an embedded tradition of storytelling through weaving, which previously depicted scenes of battle on horseback. Following the onset of Soviet and later, US Military activity in the region, the emergence of ‘modern’ warfare iconography began to appear in the handwoven textile rugs of remote and regional weavers. I weave what I have seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan surveys handwoven rugs from key historical conflicts in the region over the past 40 years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan. To get started finding I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 112

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Drill Hall Gallery Publishing

Release: 2022

ISBN: 0648553485

Description: This is the publication for the seminal exhibition by the same title, which investigates the history, iconography, production and distribution of a selection of extraordinary Afghan War rugs from the curators’ shared private collection. This catalogue includes essays by lawyer and cultural arts historian, Tim Bonyhady and Nigel Lendon– artist, academic and curator, as well as a foreword by Afghani Rug specialist and collector, Sabur Fahiz. Afghanistan has an embedded tradition of storytelling through weaving, which previously depicted scenes of battle on horseback. Following the onset of Soviet and later, US Military activity in the region, the emergence of ‘modern’ warfare iconography began to appear in the handwoven textile rugs of remote and regional weavers. I weave what I have seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan surveys handwoven rugs from key historical conflicts in the region over the past 40 years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan. To get started finding I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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