Title: Kaitag: Textile Art from Daghestan
Author: Robert Chenciner
Subject: Stunning collection of powerfully graphic embroideries associated with birth, marriage, and death rituals in the rugged Caucasioan region of Daghestan. These 17th - 19th century textiles reflect multicultural influences -- shamanistic, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian and Muslim.
Lavish presentation, limited edition.
Clothbound; 80 color, 180 b/w illustrations and diagrams
208 pages
$125.00 (US)
