Turkmen Jewelry
248 pages, 23.5 x 31 cm , 1750 g.
Turkmen Jewelry
Silver Ornaments from the Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection
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Best known for their carpets and textiles, the nomadic Turkmen people of Central Asia have also long distinguished themselves as the makers of extraordinary silver jewelry.

This book presents more than two hundred examples of Turkmen jewelry, created in the nineteenth century and early twentieth centuries, from the renowned collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf.

These remarkable objects—crowns and headbands, armbands and rings, necklets and amulet holders—are characterized by graceful forms, bold geometry, delicate openwork, and often enormous scale. Working with a limited set of materials (silver accented by gold, carnelian, turquoise, and colored glass) and relatively simple techniques, Turkmen silversmiths used great ingenuity to achieve their dazzling effects.

This book highlights the aesthetic aspects of these objects, which until recently were valued primarily for their ethnographic significance. By taking an art historical approach and provided detailed formal analysis of the objects, supplemented by gorgeous color photographs, this publication broadens the appreciation of these vibrant, monumental pieces, elevating them from folk art to fine art.
EditorKate Norment
PublisherThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Year
CoverCloth
LanguageEnglish
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ISBN978-0-300-12404-0
Author(s)Layla S. Diba
ContributorsStefano Carboni, Jean-François de Lapérouse
Article IDart-46212

 

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