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Author : Bruno Barbatti
Publisher : www.acr-edition.com
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Arts, Berber
ISBN : 2867701848
A new slant on Berber carpets, their meanings and motifs.
Author : Brooke Pickering
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Carpets
ISBN :
First published in Great Britain in 1994.
Author : Cynthia Becker
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,63 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0292756194
In southeastern Morocco, around the oasis of Tafilalet, the Ait Khabbash people weave brightly colored carpets, embroider indigo head coverings, paint their faces with saffron, and wear ornate jewelry. Their extraordinarily detailed arts are rich in cultural symbolism; they are always breathtakingly beautiful—and they are typically made by women. Like other Amazigh (Berber) groups (but in contrast to the Arab societies of North Africa), the Ait Khabbash have entrusted their artistic responsibilities to women. Cynthia Becker spent years in Morocco living among these women and, through family connections and female fellowship, achieved unprecedented access to the artistic rituals of the Ait Khabbash. The result is more than a stunning examination of the arts themselves, it is also an illumination of women's roles in Islamic North Africa and the many ways in which women negotiate complex social and religious issues. One of the reasons Amazigh women are artists is that the arts are expressions of ethnic identity, and it follows that the guardians of Amazigh identity ought to be those who literally ensure its continuation from generation to generation, the Amazigh women. Not surprisingly, the arts are visual expressions of womanhood, and fertility symbols are prevalent. Controlling the visual symbols of Amazigh identity has given these women power and prestige. Their clothing, tattoos, and jewelry are public identity statements; such public artistic expressions contrast with the stereotype that women in the Islamic world are secluded and veiled. But their role as public identity symbols can also be restrictive, and history (French colonialism, the subsequent rise of an Arab-dominated government in Morocco, and the recent emergence of a transnational Berber movement) has forced Ait Khabbash women to adapt their arts as their people adapt to the contemporary world. By framing Amazigh arts with historical and cultural context, Cynthia Becker allows the reader to see the full measure of these fascinating artworks.
Author : Maryam Montague
Publisher : Artisan Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,42 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 1579654010
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son, Limited."
Author : Abdelkebir Khatibi
Publisher : ACC Distribution
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Carpets
ISBN : 9789981871045
This text is among the first to delve deeply into the little known history of Moroccan carpets. Among the revelations this book provides is the correction of the widely held belief that "no Moroccan or Tunisian carpets predates the 19th century". There are three sections covering the historical, technical and aesthetic significance of Morocco's carpet weaving heritage. The technical and aesthetic sections are the most exhaustive - the former covering the three main styles of carpets, and the latter exploring the various styles and thoughts that inspire the imagery of the carpets.
Author : Michael Peyron
Publisher : Poetry of Place
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,31 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781906011284
The Berber tribes of the mountains of Morocco provide one of the great and inspiring survival stories of our times. They have occupied their mountain homelands since before the dawn of history, and travelers have long marveled at how their music, dance, rock carvings, jewelry, tattoos, pottery, embroideries, and carpets are all impregnated with the wild soul of their landscape. Michael Peyron, who has taught, explored and researched the history of the Berbers for the last fifty years, has gathered together the first collection of English translations of traditional Berber odes.
Author : Marisa Berenson
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1614289611
It has been said that Marrakech awakens all of the senses. Whether it is seeing the intricate zellige tilework; smelling the various spices sold at the souks; hearing the call to prayer emanate from the nearby mosques; touching the supple leather used to make a pair of babouches (leather sandals); tasting a flavorful tagine, Marrakech never fails to excite. Located just west of the Atlas Mountains, the city has been inhabited by Berber farmers for centuries. It has been dubbed the “Ochre City” because of the proliferation of red sandstone buildings and the red city walls, which now enclose the Medina, home to Jemaa el-Fnaa, one of the busiest squares in Africa.
Author : Jürgen Adam
Publisher : Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,43 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Carpets
ISBN : 9783897904224
The abstractions, powerful compositions, and magical significance of Moroccan carpets fascinated artists such as Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer and Sean Scully. Their straightforward graphic style and vibrant colours are evocative of Mark Rothko or Cy Twombly. This intriguing resemblance forms the basis of this publication, which presents a striking juxtaposition of Moroccan woven and knotted carpets and European and American twentieth-century art. Unique examples from the Adam collection, one of the most significant private collections of Moroccan nomad carpets in the world, show how the abandonment of figural representations led to radical abstraction and a completely free and modern use of colours and forms among the Arabs and Berbers in the Maghreb. Since the early twentieth century, the return to the origins of art through the exploration of early or so-called primitive cultures in Africa, Asia, and America has led western artists to follow a similar path and to find patterns that connect, which form the roots of the European avant-garde.
Author : Doris H. Gray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 26,93 MB
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 110841950X
A wide-ranging analysis of grass-roots activism, migration, legal, political and religious changes as basis for social transformation.
Author : Susan Schaefer Davis
Publisher : Schiffer Craft
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780999051719
Tells the stories of 25 women who practice textile traditions with an inspiring energy, pride, fortitude while contributing substantially to their family's income!