Tibetan Carpets
Rather than try to provide the context of this small exhibit, I’ll let this article by Tom Bol explain it for me.
The article can also be found at Asian Art.
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The Weavers of Tradition
by Thomas L. Guta
She would come in, hang up her bag, and just sit there before the loom, doing nothing, as if waiting for a crowd to pass. Then, slowly, she would raise her bar, and sink her hands into the warp. As soon as she touched the strings she was home. |