A nomad's art : kilims of Anatolia

Name/Title

A nomad's art : kilims of Anatolia

Entry/Object ID

NK2865.T49

Description

Woven by women to adorn tents and camel caravans, kilims are enduring records of life in Turkeyʹs nomadic communities, as well as stunning examples of abstract art. This exhibition marks the public debut of treasures from the museum's Murad Megalli collection of Anatolian kilims dating to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Context

First published on the occasion of the exhibition A Nomad's Art: Kilims from Anatolia at George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington, DC, September 1-December 30, 2018.

Lexicon

Search Terms

kilims--exhibitions, kilims--turkey

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Exhibition catalog

Book Details

Author

Textile Museum (Washington, DC)

Publisher

George Washington University Museum, Textile Museum

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date Published

2018

ISBN

9780874050394

Notes

Length: 239