Meetings

Recent and upcoming Programmes at our Meetings

All lectures/talks took/take place on a Saturday morning. In the afternoon “show & tell” was/is on the agenda.

A summary of the lectures please find at the end of this page.

18th March, 2012

• Sabine Struckmeier, Hannover “Old Dyeing Recipies from the Late Middle Ages to the early Modern Times” A scientific-technical analysis of German sources
• Karl-Michael Plötze, Barsinghausen “De Fisher un sin Fru” (A fisherman and his wife) – Carpets from the Baltic Sea area.
• “Wahlfreiheit”, Mr.& Mrs. Ritter, Wuppertal
  “Textiles of the Indian Bandara” a selection to be assessed by participants

5th November 2011

• Dirk Eggelsmann, Hannover and Herbert Exner, Wedemark
  “Collecting of Decoration Bands”
  “Uzbek Belts and Hangings”
• Reiner Grünzner, Horb-Betra
  “Classical Carpets of the Yerkes – Collection”

9th July 2011

• Karl-Heinz Breuss and Gert Walter, Austria
  “Folk Art of Uzbek, Kirghiz and Kazakh”
• Dagmar Drinkler, Munich
  “Tight Garments in Antique and Renaissance -   Reconstruction in Sprang – Technique”
• Achim Boldt, Barienrode/Hildesheim
  The Riddle’s Solution”

19^th March 2011

• Jürg Rageth, Riehen – Switzerland
  “From the Mogul Courts to Turkoman Tradition”
• Gudrun Schreiber, Laatzen
  “Velvets – Technique yesterday to the present day”
• “Wahlfreiheit” – Your choice: Estimation of 10 mafrash fronts on 10 criteria by participants

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Lectures

5th November 2011
Dirk Eggelsmann, Hannover and Herbert Exner, Wedemark

Referring to the exhibition of decorative bands and Usbek belts. Dirk Eggelsmann spoke on his pathway to collecting and his experiences with dealers and the diminishing chances to find good and collectible pieces. He further mused on defining what may be the difference between a band and a decorative band. In the end this is up to the viewer and/or collector. Recently produced bands of the Gashga’i are ugly from a collector’s standpoint. Herbert Exner explained few details about belts from Uzbekistan, less and less available from the 19th century. Most of them have no buckles, which the dealers removed and sold separately. High ranking persons wore high valued and now expensive belts made of silk velvet with silver and gilded buckles and silver applications. Belts for the middle class were made in cross stitch with woollen or silk threads on a cotton foundation and backed by layers of ikat or printed cloth. A special and rare variety are belts made by tablet weaving. A useful source of this rare field of collecting is the book of Gerhard Foitl, Austria “Straps and Bands”. His collection is now in the Museum für Völkerkunde in Vienna.    


9th July 2011
Mr. Karl Heinz Breuss and Gert Walter, Ausstria
“A hidden Group of Central Anatolian Carpets”

The speakers had brought more than 100 pieces by car from Austria. Mr. Breuss spoke on most of them in details. For a summery please see the German version.


9th July 2011
Ms. Dagmar Drinkler, Munich
“A hidden Group of Central Anatolian Carpets”

19th March 2011
No summaries of the lectures at this meeting is available


6th November 2010
Ulrich Türck, Marl
“A hidden Group of Central Anatolian Carpets”

Eight “red” carpets and three Karapinar carpets (on display at the ephemeral exhibition next door) are a clearly identifiable and unambiguously distinguishing group concerning their pattern, colours and textile structure. These carpets come from the Eastern part of Karaman and contrary to Karapinar carpets. The history of the people living in that area is considered. For details please see the German version.

Ulrich Türck, Marl

“A hidden Group of Central Anatolian Carpets”
6th November 2010
Eight “red” carpets and three Karapinar carpets (on display at the ephemeral exhibition next door) are a clearly identifiable and unambiguously distinguishing group concerning their pattern, colours and textile structure. These carpets come from the Eastern part of Karaman and contrary to Karapinar carpets. The history of the people living in that area is considered. For details please see the German version.

Rudolf Ziesing, Hamburg

“Oriental Carpets in early Paintings of Modern Era in art historical Reflection”
6th November 2010
Because of the comprehensive text and illustrations please see the German version

Hans Ritter, Munich

“How old is Baluch Tradition”
5th June 2010

The lecture cannot reproduced in full length here. Please see the German version in chapter TREFFEN. Some highlights are presented: Age of  Baluch rugs is not an issue of this lecture. What means “Baluch Tradition”?  This term was treated by S.Azadi,  D.H.G. Wegner, A.A. Bogolyubov, J.Housego etc. Four categories are important: 1. Technical traits, 2. Colour scheme, 3. Pattern, 4. Used designs and motifs. Almost all Baluch rugs and flatweaves are not older than 150-200 years. The reason may be that the Baluch have woven for their own use only and there was no over-production to be sold in bazaars.

Karl-Michael Plötze, Barsinghausen

“Kilims of Daghestan”
5th June 2010

As this lecture was part of a publication in progress please see the German text in chapter TREFFEN. Some topics are mentioned: technical specialities, ethnic minorities, discriminating properties, use and types, design and motifs.  A call for contacts is given: who owns Daghestan kilims and who has information to the point?