"Salt and Daily Use Bags, Dyed Textiles of Western Asia" Exhibition
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At Tobacco & Salt Museum
Media: Crafts
The nomadic tribes of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, who lived in Western Asia beyond the western end of the Silk Road, used woolen salt bags with their unique tribal patterns woven into them. Salt was essential to the nomads' lives, and played a role in controlling their herds of livestock, as well as in cooking. Many salt bags that were used to store this precious material have been acquired by this museum's collection. In addition to these, precious antique bags and textiles from the Maruyama Collection will be open to the public for the first time in this exhibition. Each of the carpets, kilim, tablecloths and saddle bags is carefully crafted using traditional techniques, finished in rich colors obtained from plant dyes.
[Image: Salt bag from Western Iran's Luri Bakhtiari tribe (1920s) Sheep wool, cotton 54 x 37cm]
Schedule
From 2008-03-20 To 2008-05-06
Website
http://www.jti.co.jp/Culture/museum/Welcome.html (venue's website)
Fee
Adults and University Students 100¥, High School Students, Elementary and Junior High School Students 50¥
Venue Hours
From 10:00 To 18:00
Closed on Mondays
Note:The museum is open on a National holiday, but closed on the following Tuesday.
Address
1-16-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Phone: 03-3476-2041 Fax: 03-3476-5692
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"Salt and Daily Use Bags, Dyed Textiles of Western Asia" Exhibition</a>
Venue: Tobacco & Salt Museum
Schedule: From 2008-03-20 To 2008-05-06
Address: 1-16-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041
Phone: 03-3476-2041 Fax: 03-3476-5692
