Silk and cotton : Textiles from the Central Asia
By
Susan Meller, Don Tuttle, Robert Kushner
Contributor
Susan Meller; photographs by Don Tuttle; with an essay by Robert Kushner.
Periodical
0
Serial
13912
Publisher
Abrams, New York
Description
335
ISBN / ISSN No.
9781419706745
Subject
1. Textile fabrics -- Asia, Central -- History; 2. Embroidery -- Asia, Central -- History; 3. Embroidery--Asia Central--History.
Summay
The traditional textiles of Central Asia are an unknown treasure, now revealed in this book. Straddling the legendary Silk Road, this vast region stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Gobi Desert in the east and is home to hundreds of tribes.
Keyword
Textile art and history of Central Asia.
DDC Classification No.
746.0958
Accession No.
13912
Shelving location
2
Category
Textile Art