WINDOW WATCH – Enchanting Mamluk & Mesmerizing Nomad Modern
Posted on November 23rd, 2013 by Joshua Kebabian
WINDOW LEFT The enchanting Mamluk hanging in WINDOW LEFT measures 9.1 x 12.10. This piece was hand-knotted in southwest Turkey using handspun vegetally dyed wool. The Mamluks were descendants of the white slaves of the grand-nephew of Saladin and were gentlemen and scholars. “The Mamluks made Cairo and Damascus, their two capitals, homes of civilization, […]