The twelve rug and textile exhibitions at ACOR
2006
ACOR 8 included twelve interesting rug and textile exhibitions.
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Salor bagface |
New England Collects: Carpets
and Textiles from 26 members of the New England Rug Society
The exhibition featured 50 examples from member collections and
showcased classic rug types like Caucasian, Turkmen, Persian and Baluch
pile rugs but also flat woven rugs and other textiles.
(More photos here).
The curator was Julia Bailey, Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Ilgitshs - decorative yurt hangings |
Unusual and Overlooked: Antique
Textiles from Central Asia
The textile exhibition included more than 70 decorative yurt hangings
( ilgitshs), bags, belts, bedding decorations, braid covers and more.
Curator was Jeff Spurr, Islamic and Middle East Specialist, Harvard.
Read Mike Tschebull's review
on this exhibition.
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Kazak rug early 19th century |
Gems of the Caucasus: Antique
Caucasian Rugs from the Rudnick Collection
Rosalie and Mitch Rudnick's rug collecting began in the mid-80's and
they were gravitated toward Caucasian rugs. Rosalie and Mitch Rudnick
are prominent New England rug collectors.
More photos here
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Yomud asmalyk early 19th century |
Rugs from the Collection of
Gerald Paquin
Gerald Paquin is a Massachusetts collector of Islamic rugs and
textiles.
More photos here
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Baluch |
"Baluch": from the
collection of Mark Hopkins
The exhibited Baluch rugs ranged from early 19th century to the 2nd
quarter of the 20th century. The pieces originated from
Northeastern Iran or northwestern Afghanistan.
Mark Hopkins is president for New England Rug Society.
More photos here
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Khamseh/Qashqai bagface |
Tribal Bags of South Persia:
From the Collections of Ann Nicholas and Richard Blumenthal
The exhibition had two parts, a display of tribal bags and pictures of
bags being used in nomadic life.
Read more and see nearly all
bags here and read Ann Nicholas' and Richard Blumenthal's synopsis
on their lecture.
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Magreb textile |
Selected Textiles of the Magreb
from the Collection of Alfred and Suzanne Saulniers
In this exhibition the collectors and curators showed non-pile
Moroccan weavings from the 19th and early 20th century. The weavings
were from diverse, rural and tribal groups.
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Eagle gul and torba |
Rare and Unusual Turkmen Pile
Weavings
This exhibition showcased rare and unusual Turkmen pile weavings that
differ from the norm of their class - either by format, structure,
palette or design.
Co-curators Jim Adelson and Yon Bard.
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Ottoman embroideries |
From the Frontier: An Unknown
Group of Ottoman Embroideries
The exhibition included thirteen Ottoman embroideries that were
different in technique and material from known Ottoman pieces.
Curator Gerard Paquin.
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Prayer rug paintings |
Paintings by Tom Stocker
The exhibition included four paintings Tom Stocker had borrowed for
this display.
All of them paintings of prayer rugs, Tom Stocker's favorite rug
type.
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Coco bag |
Demons & Decapitators: the
Enigmatic Art of Ancient South American Coca Bags
The Coca bags in this exhibition were woven in of camelid wool and
cotton. They ranged in age from around 200 BC to 1500 AD.
Collector and curator Tom Hannaher.
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Eastern Anatolian rugs |
Celebrations in Wool - Antique
Oriental Rugs from Eastern Anatolia
Mark Hopkins was curator for this exhibition of Eastern Anatolian
pile rugs. Most of the pieces were from the 19th century or earlier and
woven by Kurds.
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| Jozan
Magazine 7 May 2006 |
