Description Persian textiles from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century display a multitude of techniques as well as many different kinds of illustrations.
Now she is working as an external exhibition curator and consultant for Asian textiles..
She was responsible for the custodial care of its eminent collections and organized exhibitions; did fieldwork in Mallorca, South China, Thailand, India, and Indonesia; and authored many publications on various topics concerning textiles.
From 1968 until 2003, she led the Department of Asian Textiles of the Museum der Kulturen in Basel.
About the Author Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff received a Ph D in ethnology from Basel University.
In this richly illustrated publication, Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff presents examples from a highly diversified private collection.
As the subtitle indicates, they range from precious brocades (Zar-baft) to printed cloths (Qalamkar), from opulent oriental floral patterns to narrative depictions, from hangings, covers, and garments to ones that are used for very special purposes--for example, cloths on which ceremonial meals are served and ones employed as chair and saddle covers, or animal trappings.
Besides, they are used in a number of different ways.
Description Persian textiles from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century display a multitude of techniques as well as many different kinds of illustrations
