OT: Origin of Weaving

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by M.carter

Hello Rick,

What you have here is bedouin weaving, Sadu. This was used in making tents, saddles, pillows and many other stuff. Just Google image search 'Sadu Weaving'.

Salaams M.carter~ This is such an interesting topic effecting ethnographics all across the spectrum. I noticed in glancing through the reference that Dr Keireine Canavan had visited Oman but didn't pick up on an important detail~ That the weavers of Oman had almost lost their art form since nothing had been written down and with the advancing 21 st century the modern world was taking its toll on traditional artesans etc.. What happened was remarkable and down to one woman..A european lady called Gigi Crocker Jones who virtually single handedly took the Omani weaving situation by the scruff of the neck and rejuvenated the entire cottage industry ... She produced a brilliant book in arabic and english and saved the art from almost certain extinction.

On another note it sometimes surprises readers that geometric patterns crop up on Navajo Indian weaving seemingly similar to those off the silk road ~ in the early 20th C an enterprising individual transported samples of oriental weavings and rugs to the Navajo which were copied into their style to become whats known as Navajo Orientalist style.

Regards Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

[A. G. Maisey]

A surprising and very fitting post Rick.

In the societies of Maritime South East Asia, weaving is the female cultural balance to the weaponry and carving of the male side of society.

Place the two together and you have a culturally balanced presence.

Thank you for showing this.

[Rick]

Surprised me too mate .
A good subject to resurrect I guess .

Seems Ibrahiim has been rummaging through the basement .

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Rick

Surprised me too mate .
A good subject to resurrect I guess .

Seems Ibrahiim has been rummaging through the basement .

Salaams Rick~ Your thread is excellent ! I have been foraging about in the basement all week !! Its some basement .. Al Sedu or Kuwaiti Bedouin Weaving is quite a subject... I remembered my friends at Tareq Rajab Museum in Kuwait have a great section on Sedu work so I will post a few pictures soon.. I think this thread can run and run.

Regards,
Ibrahiim.

[Rick]

I'm glad you're enjoying the archives Ibrahiim .

Post away !

Maybe Alan will post some batiks etc. for us to admire .