J.H.
Terry Textura
2323 First Avenue, Seattle
(between Battery and Bell)
Dr.
Elena Tsareva is the Curator of the Central Asian department, and former Deputy
Director, of The Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg. She will be speaking to STARS about the
patterns and images which form the archaic stock of Turkmen carpet
designs. She will show how certain designs
and motifs found in Turkmen carpets of the 16th – 19th
centuries have antecedents in the Neolithic and Bronze Age archeological
record. She will also discuss how
tribal totems (birds, animals, fish, trees) persistently appear over many years
in both ancient art and antique weavings from the region.
This
slide lecture will provide fascinating insights into the topic of design
origins in weaving, and the ability of a more recent representation to tell us
about an earlier prototype. The issues
of persistence and precedence in design are ones that animate many discussions
of ethnographic textiles, and this talk should be interesting for all STARS
members, regardless of one’s knowledge of the Turkmen tradition in particular. We will also have several high-quality
Turkmen weavings on view.
Dr.
Tsareva is a noted scholar, author and expert on the weavings of Central
Asia. She is a regular speaker at the
International Conference on Oriental Carpets, and was curator of the exhibition
of Central Asian weavings from the Russian Ethnographic Museum that was part of
the 8th ICOC in Philadelphia.
Some of her books and publications include the seminal work Rugs and
Carpets of Central Asia: The Russian Collections, Carpets of Central
Asian Nomads (1993 exhibition catalog from an exhibition at the Palazzo
Ducale in Genoa, Italy), Treasures of the Last Russian Emperor and Folk
Art of the Soviet Union.
Meeting Schedule:
7:00 Munch, sip, socialize,
announcements.
7:30 Elena Tsareva: “6,000 Years of Development
of Turkmen Carpet Ornament”
8:30 Show and Tell:
Please bring some favorite Central Asian weavings to share with the
group. Rugs, trappings, felts,
embroideries, and costume all represent this rich tradition.
Please note: This meeting is free for all STARS members,
and $5 at the door for guests. As
always, all are welcome.
Meeting Location:
Many thanks to STARS
member Jon Terry for inviting us to his gallery, J.H. Terry Textura. It is located in Belltown on the west side
of First Avenue, between Battery and Bell.
Parking is available in pay lots on First Avenue, and on the
street. Please allow extra time for
parking as it is Friday night and some lots may fill up.
Tekke
asmalyks, pair, “running bird” pattern, 18th century. From the Dudin Collection, Russian
Ethnographic Museum.
Tekke
asmalyks, pair, “sitting bird” pattern, 18th or 19th
century. From the Dudin Collection,
Russian Ethnographic Museum.
Tekke
asmalyk, “running bird” pattern, 18th century. From the Dudin Collection, Russian
Ethnographic Museum.
Tekke
asmalyk, “sitting bird” pattern, 18th or 19th
century. From the Dudin Collection,
Russian Ethnographic Museum.
Saryk
kapunuk (door surround), with ovadan gyra pattern, first half of the 19th
century. From the Bogolubov Collection,
Russian Ethnographic Museum.
Salor
chuval, with Sary-gül pattern, 18th century. From the Bogolubov Collection, Russian
Ethnographic Museum.
Saryk
mafrash, with ak su pattern, 19th century. From the Bogolubov Collection, Russian
Ethnographic Museum.
Saryk
ensi, late 18th-early 19th century. From the Bogolubov Collection, Russian
Ethnographic Museum.
Ogurjali
asmalyk, with erre pattern. 19th
century. From the Bogolubov Collection,
Russian Ethnographic Museum.