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Saturday, May 21, 2016
10 a.m. Refreshments
10:30 a.m. Program
“Weavings
of Nomads in Iran:
Warp-Faced Bands & Related Textiles”
with
Dr. Fred Mushkat
Independent Researcher & Collector,
St. Petersburg, FL
Warp-faced weavings made by nomads in Iran are an oft neglected aspect of
their weaving culture. These utility weavings include bands made for
decorating horses, camels, and mules and for attaching cargo bags to pack
animals. Bands were used in tents for structural support and
decoration. Other warp-faced textiles include tent and transport
containers. Warp-faced flatweaves were placed over bedding bags in the
tent, placed on animals and used as floor coverings. The use of this
technically difficult group of structures declined dramatically beginning
about a century ago. In addition to a talk about these weavings, Dr.
Mushkat will be showing examples from the major nomadic pastoralists in
Iran, a number of which have not been seen in North America.
Fred Mushkat graduated from The Ohio State University in 1972 with a B.S in
Computer Science Engineering. He received an M.D degree at Ohio State
in 1976. After a residency at the University of Cincinnati, he has
been a practicing emergency physician since 1979. His interest in
textiles began in 1977 when he began going to yard sales and finding an
occasional Oriental rug. Like many people at that time, he became
interested in "ethnographic" textiles and focused on non-commercial weavings
made by nomads. Warp-faced weavings had these qualities and had been
largely ignored by the trade. He began collecting bands in 1986, and
published an article on warp-faced bands in HALI 84, in 1996. In 2001, he
curated an exhibition of warp-faced bands from Iran at the American
Conference of Oriental Rugs (ACOR). He is in the final stages of
completing a book on these textiles, to be published by HALI publications.
Dr. Mushkat invites TMA/SC members to bring examples of warp-faced
weavings for show & tell.
Luther Hall,
Lower Level St.
Bede’s Episcopal Churc
3590 Grand View
Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
90066-1904
Just south of the 10 freeway, and west of the 405, near the intersection of
Centinela and Palms. Free
parking.
Admission:
TMA/SC members Gratis . . . . .
Guests $10
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