Author: Chodrak, Trinley; Kesang Tashi; Kesang Tseten
Title: Of Wool and Loom : The Tradition of Tibetan Rugs
Description: Trumbull, CT, Weatherhill, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Pictorial illustrated dustjacket, tan cloth-bound boards with red lettering. (3) 4-156 pp. featuring 150+ color plates. Of Wool and Loom is the first overview of the Tibetan rugmaking tradition to be written in English by native Tibetan authorities on the subject. Introductory material presents a brief history of Tibetan carpet and textile weaving from its earliest origins to the present, including "planted-pile" textiles, drumtse knotted-pile carpets of the Wangden Valley, and warp-backed rugs of the Lhuntse region. VG+ .

Keywords: Asian Decorative Arts ; Tibetan Rugs ; ; Collections - Asian Decorative Arts


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