Thursday, April 14, 2011

Tibet

Nambu tigma, woven wool, tie dye, 19th century

Armenia

Vaspurakan, carpet, 19th century

Common Threads: "Carpet" 11

Friday, February 4, 2011

Ethiopia


Embroidery

Alaska

Native American, Tlingit, circa later 19th century

Guatemala

Maya, backstrap loomed

Common Threads: "Carpet" 10


The motifs here are from Guatemala, Alaska and Eritrea (and Ethiopia).