Some Images from Dealers' Row
Dear folks -
I took photos of a number of pieces on dealers' row at
ICOC XI.
Here is a first set:
Sometimes noticable textiles
occurred on people rather than on booth walls.
There seem to be a lot of
Caucasians. Maybe I was thinking of Filiberto.
There are
more.
Regards,
R. John Howe
Second Set
Dear folks -
Here are some more dealers' row photos:
I almost bought the piece
above, but my inoculating purchase of the camel head piece worked, momentarily.
Next morning it was gone to an experienced collector who chided me about not
buying it.
The
Bordjalou Kazak above is similar to the one Murray Eiland, Jr. used on the dust
jacket of his 1980 "comprehensive guide."
A couple of closer looks at this
unusual piece.
Below are a couple of Kaitag embroideries.
And you can see that there are
dealers who present fragments especially for people like me.
This Yomut chuval, above, was one
of a pair. I won't say what the price for each was, but you could buy a small
car.
There is, at least one more
set.
Regards,
R. John Howe
G'day John,
From amoungst the two sets, there are three which grabbed
me for various reasons -
The third in the 1st set looks interesting, a
nicely spare piece in good colour. It looks like what it is, a personal prayer
rug with evidence of care and use.
No8 is a 'shoe-in' (sri
), which to me inexperience could be a
modern bag representation of a turkmen bag in natural dyes. The elem is
different, the end of which showing that half inch of plain flatweave on the
natural wool warp makes me think it is a rug representing .. what it looks like,
a nice 'bag'.
Of the second set, the second last zoomed at me in an
abstract sort of way. Gullish small medallions, the centres of which are changed
if only by colour - leaving a complex and eyecatching design from fairly simple
beginnings.
And these are few of hundreds, or thousands of textiles you
observed in passing, which just goes to show how individual carpetmaking has
been and remains...
Oh what a web of pleasure we weave say the artisans -
and abrogates a bit the saying "never east meets west"
Very enjoyable,
thanks.
Regards,
Marty.
Third Set of Dealers' Row Photos
Dear folks -
Here's a third and, except for some stragglers I might
run into, last set of photos from the ICOC XI dealers' row:
A couple of fragments of the
yellow ground Konya village rugs that I so like.
The piece below is similar to a
yellow-ground Kazak I own. This one has more range of color.
This is a huge camel trapping.
Compare with the human figures to get a sense of how large it is.
The piece below is an
embroidery that I could have bought, if I hadn't had to eat and sleep for a
couple of weeks after ICOC XI.
The piece below is a Kaitag embroidery with a design that is
more rug-like than is often the case. I think it was estimated as 18th
century.
The
piece below is another I would have like to have adopted.
This tent band elicted some
conversation among non-Turkmen Central Asian collectors. It is not old, but is
based on the Pazaryk rug horses.
I think I took the piece below
because it seemed to me similar to things Wendel Swan is often attracted to.
He can say
whether or not I guessed correctly.
That's it for dealers' row images,
unless I find stragglers.
Regards,
R. John Howe
Thanks John, and you saved the best to last, as for a special further
treat.
Regards,
Marty.
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Martin R.
Grove
A Fourth Set
Dear folks -
It turns out that there is a fourth set.
The detail in this piece
has to be seen more closely to be appreciated.
The oversize mina khani design on
a relatively small piece is another that would have come home with me if money
were endless.
I think the piece below is the
most elaborate felt I have ever encountered. The wide tan areas at the edges are
still felt.
I
took several closer images so you can see the detail of its design.
I think the piece below is a
Saltillo serape, but I can't remember handling it.
A closer look. Does it have the
required seam in the middle? Yes.
I'm not sure that we've not seen
the yellow ground Konya rug below before, but these things are worth looking at
repeatedly in my view.
And this classic Bergama design below may also have been in
another set, but again seems worth repeated looks.
It is possible that there are
still stragglers, but I think that's what I have from the dealers' row at ICOC
XI.
Regards,
R. John Howe