Loom and Spinning Wheel 2
by Sarah Loft
Title
Loom and Spinning Wheel 2
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This entrance, inside a courtyard In Wiesbaden, Germany, leads to a small Afghan carpet factory and shop.
Per Wikipedia: An Afghan rug (or Afghan carpet) is a type of handwoven floor-covering textile traditionally made in Afghanistan. Many of the Afghan rugs are also woven by Afghan refugees who reside in Pakistan. In 2008, 2013 and 2014, Afghan rug won international awards, which is held every year in Hamburg, Germany. The Afghan rugs are mostly assembled in northern and western Afghanistan, by various ethnic groups but mainly by Turkmen.
One of the most exotic and distinctive of all oriental rugs is the Shindand or Adraskan (named after local Afghan towns), woven in the Herat Province, in western Afghanistan. Strangely elongated human and animal figures are their signature look. The carpet can be sold across Afghanistan with the most based in Mazar-e Sharif.
Various vegetable, and other natural dyes are used to produce the rich colors. The rugs are mostly of medium sizes. Many patterns and colors are used, but the traditional and most typical is that of the octagonal elephant's foot (Bukhara) print, often with a red background. The weavers also produce other trappings of the nomadic lifestyle, including tent bags and ceremonial pieces.
Note: The watermark will not appear on the products you purchase.
Featured in the Bedroom Art Gallery group, April 2019.
Featured in the No Place Like Home group, April 2019.
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May 11th, 2018
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This outstanding piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 4/14/2019! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
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