The Qaraqalpaqs are a Turkic minority inhabiting the huge southern delta of the former Aral Sea. In recent decades, however, their lands have been turned into desert as the sea itself became desiccated - one of the major environmental disasters of our generation. Despite their hardscrabble lives, the Qaraqalpaqs have a thriving artistic culture. This rigorously researched volume introduces western readers for the first time to the vibrant textiles, costumes, weavings, jewellery and furnishings of this formerly nomadic ...
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The Qaraqalpaqs are a Turkic minority inhabiting the huge southern delta of the former Aral Sea. In recent decades, however, their lands have been turned into desert as the sea itself became desiccated - one of the major environmental disasters of our generation. Despite their hardscrabble lives, the Qaraqalpaqs have a thriving artistic culture. This rigorously researched volume introduces western readers for the first time to the vibrant textiles, costumes, weavings, jewellery and furnishings of this formerly nomadic people. Filled with photographs taken on location in the yurts in which the Qaraqalpaqs live and from museum collections in Uzbekistan and Russia, many of which are previously unpublished, the book aims to sweep away the myths surrounding their history and culture. The dazzling objects reproduced in this book demonstrate that the Qaraqalpaqs' folk art is every bit as fascinating and worthy as that of their more visible neighbours the Kazaks, Uzbeks, and Turkmen. This deluxe book is certain to become the standard reference work on this fascinating people and their culture.
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Near Fine in good jacket. 4to. [10], 470 pp. Bound in brown boards, in illustrated dust jacket. Maps on endpapers, profusely illustrated, chiefly color. Very Good+, scuff to upper edge of front cover, minor shelf wear to extremities, otherwise clean, tight copy, in Good dust jacket with 3" tear and 1/"4 piece missing at top edge of front cover, soft crease to lower edge of rear cover. In protective mylar wrapper.
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Very good in Very good jacket. Textiles. Top edge of covers is lightly sunned and back top edge has a faint stain. Bottom of spine is bumped. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and bright.
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Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. Dust Jacket w/ minor tear. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Asia; ISBN/EAN: 9783791347387. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24133.
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Near Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. 9783791347387. Near Fine/Near Fine 1st ed 2012 Prestel hardback, unclipped DJ, beautifully produced and illustrated. Very light previous usage only, unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 3791347381. ISBN/EAN: 9783791347387. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 090550.
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