Asian Textile Studies
Disposals
From time to time we come across titles in our research library and textiles in our collection that are no longer relevant to our core interests.
As a trial we have decided to offer a few of these on this new webpage. Please note that we are textile scholars, not dealers.
If you are interested please contact davidandsue@asiantextilestudies.com
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Books for Sale
Textiles for Sale
Books for Sale
Bedouins of Qatar
Ferdinand, Klaus, 1993. Bedouins of Qatar, The Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project, Thames and Hudson and Rhodos International Science and Art Publishers. 399 pages.
Book in dust wrapper covered in a protective plastic cover
The al-Naim and al-Murrah Bedouins are two different groups of nomadic peoples in modern Qatar. The al-Naim lived an almost sedentary existence by the coast of northern Qatar, often moving by boat and engaging in pearl fishing. In complete contrast, the al-Murrah of South Qatar traversed the vast and sandy reaches of southem Arabia on camelback.
This book is a product of The Carlsberg Foundation Nomad Research Project, which draws on the rich Middle Eastern and Central Asian ethnographic collections of the National Museum of Denmark, as well as on recent social and cultural anthropological studies of nomadic groups in Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf and North Africa.
This volume incorporates fieldwork carried out among the Qatari Bedouins in 1959, just before their lives were radically altered by a rapid expansion of the oil industry. Its chief focus is on everyday life and adaptations to the natural and social environment as well as on these groups' material culture, especially the structure and function of the tent. A richly illustrated catalogue of artifacts is supplemented by a unique collection of photographs which document the lives of both groups during winter and spring. A record of fast-disappearing customs and folk arts, 'Bedouins of Qatar' also offers a striking example of a fragile way of life whose traditions may soon be lost under the pressures of development.
Book in dust wrapper covered in a protective plastic cover
Clean front end papers
Title page
Pages 168 and 169
Pages 206 and 207
Back of book in dust wrapper covered in a protective plastic cover
An extremely rare title, sold with dust wrapper covered in a protective plastic cover. Condition fine. Never used, therefore as new. No markings. Not ex-library.
Price fixed at £420.
The price excludes shipping and insurance, either within or from the UK. We leave the choice of delivery method to the discretion of the purchaser and will simply add the cost to the purchase price.
Please contact us if interested. Our e-mail is davidandsue@asiantextilestudies.com
Bedouins of Qatar - Second Copy
Ferdinand, Klaus, 1993. Bedouins of Qatar, The Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project, Thames and Hudson and Rhodos International Science and Art Publishers. 399 pages.
Front of dust wrapper
Clean front end papers
Title page
Pages 136 and 137
Pages 274 and 275
Back of book in dust wrapper
An extremely rare title, sold with dust wrapper. Condition fine. Never used, therefore almost as new. No markings. Not ex-library.
Price fixed at £420.
The price excludes shipping and insurance, either within or from the UK. We leave the choice of delivery method to the discretion of the purchaser and will simply add the cost to the purchase price.
Please contact us if interested. Our e-mail is davidandsue@asiantextilestudies.com
Afghan Craftsmen - SOLD
Olesen, Asta 1994. Afghan Craftsmen: The Cultures of Three Itinerant Communities, The Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project, Thames and Hudson and Rhodos International Science and Art Publishers. 320 pages.
328 pages. 173 illustrations – 100 in colour - and 7 maps.
Front of book in dust wrapper
Master Dyers to the World - SOLD
Gittinger, Mattiebelle, 1982. Master dyers to the world: Technique and trade in early Indian dyed cotton textiles, Textile Museum, Washington D. C. 207 pages.
Front of book showing some wear
Ethnic Embroidery of India, Part 1 - SOLD
Shrikant, Usha, 2000. Ethnic Embroidery of India, Honesty Publishers & Distributors, Mumbai, India, 144 pages. Second edition.
Front of book
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Textiles for Sale
Russian Embroidered Costume
A complete traditional Russian woman's costume, composed of a blouse, skirt, apron and red headband along with two pairs of red leather boots.
The linen and red cotton blouse (bluska) is decorated with cross-stitch embroidery and linen lace
The synthetic blue sateen skirt, which appears to be of a more recent date, has been decorated with a band of traditional cross-stich embroidery on a red cotton ground.
The linen and red cotton apron (yubka) is decorated with cross-stitch embroidery and open linen thread work.
The red velvet headdress is decorated with plastic pearls.
Probably from the Volga region of southeast Russia.
The complete Russian costume, excluding the second pair of boots
The bluska blouse
The yubka apron
Detail of the blouse front
The costume comes with two sets of red leather lace-up boots with soft leather soles, embellished with strips of false fur. They appear to have been used for dancing.
Two pairs of red boots
The fixed price for the complete costume is £250.
The price excludes shipping and insurance, either within or from the UK. We leave the choice of delivery method to the discretion of the purchaser and will simply add the cost to the purchase price.
Please contact us if interested. Our e-mail is davidandsue@asiantextilestudies.com
Qaraqalpaq Aq Basqur Yurt Band - SOLD
A rare aq basqur or 'white head band' woven in the Aral Delta, which lies to the south of the Aral Sea in Qaraqalpaqstan, western Central Asia. It appears to have never been used.
It is about 10 metres long, 30 centimetres wide and weighs around 4.35 kg.
The complete unrolled aq basqur
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