islamic art textiles and carpets

Islamic ArtIslamic Art

Textiles and CarpetsTextiles and Carpets

http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/ia/art/itextiles.html

http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/carpets/map.html

Major Rug-Producing Regions of the World

http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/carpets/making.html

Persian knot, open to the left (image taken from May Beattie, Carpets of Central Persia)

http://beattie.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/DrapedWorld.html

Persian Knot: the supplementary weft yarn passes behind one warp yarn, and the two ends emerge on either side of a warp yarn. The Persian knot is sometimes called a Senneh knot; it has an asymmetrical structure

Turkish knot

In the Turkish knot, the supplementary weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns, and emerges to form the pile coming between them. The Turkish knot is also sometimes called a Ghiordes knot; it has a symmetrical structure.

http://www.islamicvoice.com/april.2001/images/04carpetcream.jpg

http://www.atamanhotel.com/carpets/hali4_s.jpg

http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/loom.jpg

http://www.rootsweb.com/~flbbm/loom.jpg

Iran, 1600-1800 A.D.

"Polonaise" carpet, early 17th century; SafavidIranSilk, gold and silver thread; 157 x 67 in. (398.78 x 170.18 cm)

Medallion rug with a field of flowers, 17th century; SafavidProbably Kirman, IranWool pile on cotton, wool, and silk foundation; 81 x 56 in. (205.7 x 142.4 cm)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/09/wai/ho_50.190.1,2.htm

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/crpt/ho_1970.302.2.htm

South Asia, 1600-1800 A.D.

Carpet, Mughal, period of Shah Jahan (1628–58)IndiaWool on silk foundation; 66 x 160 in. (167.64 x 406.4 cm)

Carpet, 17th century; MughalIndiaWool; L. 363 in. (922.02 cm), W. 134 in. (340.36 cm)



South Asia, 1600-1800 A.D.

Prayer rug, 18th century; MughalProbably Kashmir, IndiaWool pile on cotton and silk foundation; 74 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (188.6 x 121.2 cm)


Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1400-1600 A.D.

Carpet, first half of 17th century; OttomanUshak, AnatoliaWool warp and weft, wool pile; 167 7/8 x 91 in. (426.5 x 231 cm)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/08/waa/ho_58.63.htm

Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1600-1800 A.D.

Medallion Ushak carpet, first half of 17th century; OttomanWestern Anatolia, Ushak regionWool, about 90 symmetrical knots per square inch; 25 1/3 x 12 1/3 ft.

Kilim, 1774Ladik, TurkeyWool, metal thread; 63 x 43 in. (160 x 109 cm)



Woman and children at the loom, High Atlas, 2001

"Weaving is the women’s activity which carries the greatest symbolic importance, signifying both the prosperity of a house whose flocks have produced sufficient wool to mount the loom, and the skill and application of the women in it ....” the loom is usually found in the most important room of the house ....... “The dominance of the central room thus signifies the dominance of women within the household.”

http://moroccanrugs.co.uk/S1_discussion_page.html

http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/ia/art/itextiles.html

http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/carpets/map.html

http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/carpets/making.html

http://beattie.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/DrapedWorld.html

http://www.islamicvoice.com/april.2001/images/04crpetcream.jpg

http://www.atamanhotel.com/carpets/hali4_s.jpg

http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/loom.jpg

http://www.rootsweb.com/~flbbm/loom.jpg

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/09/wai/ho_50.190.1,2.htm


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