The Tentmakers of Cairo
Egypt's Medieval and Modern Appliqué Craft
(Sprache: Englisch)
Stories from Cairo's historic Street of the Tentmakers, its craft and its people
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Stories from Cairo's historic Street of the Tentmakers, its craft and its people
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In the crowded center of Historic Cairo lies a covered market lined with wonderful textiles sewn by hand in brilliant colors and intricate patterns. This is the Street of the Tentmakers, the home of the Egyptian appliqué art known as 'khayamiya.' The Tentmakers of Cairo brings together the stories of the tentmakers and their extraordinary tents-from the huge tent pavilions, or suradiq, of the streets of Egypt, to the souvenirs of the First World War and textile artworks celebrated by quilters around the world. It traces the origins and aesthetics of the khayamiya textiles that enlivened the ceremonial tents of the Fatimid, Mamluk, and Ottoman dynasties, exploring the ways in which they challenged conventions under new patrons and technologies, inspired the paper cut-outs of Henri Matisse, and continue to preserve a legacy of skilled handcraft in an age of relentless mass production. Drawing on historical literature, interviews with tentmakers, and analysis of khayamiya from around the world, the authors reveal the stories of this unique and spectacular Egyptian textile art.
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IntroductionSection I: A History of Egyptian Tent Making
1. From the Fatimids to the Mamluks
2. The Ottomans and Their Tents: Reading between the lLnes
3. Tents of the Khedival Period
4. Touristic Khayamiya: The Tents and Tentmakers of Modern Egypt
Section II: A World of Art and Craft
6. From Apprentice to Master: Design and Technique
7. A Calligraphic Tradition
8. Khayamiya in Art
9. Khayamiya as Art
10. Tentmakers' voices
Index
Autoren-Porträt von Seif El Rashidi, Sam Bowker
Bowker, SamSam Bowker is a lecturer in art history and visual culture at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, Australia.
Rashidi, Seif El
Seif El Rashidi is an art historian. He specializes in the management of heritage projects involving community engagement, and has worked for ten years in cultural preservation in Cairo's al-Darb al-Ahmar, the tentmakers' neighborhood.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Seif El Rashidi , Sam Bowker
- 2018, 256 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: American University of Cairo Press
- ISBN-10: 977416802X
- ISBN-13: 9789774168024
Sprache:
Englisch
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