Brilliant, lavishly illustrated. ---Philippe Gignoux, Editor, Studia Iranica, Abstracta Iranica 12 New results . . . , general overviews on decades of research. In all cases, the papers are of great interest. ---A. Invernizzi, AJA 101.3 (1997) Lavishly illustrated and well-documented . . . published in a luxurious, 'old-fashioned' way. ---Elisabeth C. L. During Caspers, Bibliotheca Orientalis 49 ...

Subscribe Unsubscribe ETHNOGRAPHICA is a place to explore the tribal arts of Africa and the great tradition of hand-knotted carpets and textiles of the Orient. Like many other arts with folk or religious origins, oriental carpets and African art appear to transcend their utilitarian function. At their best they display some of the overriding qualities of all great art -- an aesthetic power and a ...