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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, […]