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Stephanie Bunn: Nomadic Felts

Stephanie Bunn: Nomadic Felts

London: British Museum Press, 2010
Author
Stephanie Bunn
Introduction
Mary Burkett
Book design
Ros Holder
Abstract
Survey of feltmaking traditions across the nomadic and pastoral cultures of Central Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Mongolia, Tibet, and Afghanistan. Traces the techniques, regional patterns, and ritual uses of felt in yurts, costume, and household objects, with chapters on Turkmen, Kyrgyz, and Kazakh felt; felt tents; and pattern, meaning, and exchange across borders.
Language
en
Format
Book
Geography
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan
Subject
Decorative arts, Ethnography
ISBN
9780714125572