Sunday, January 01, 2006

Sophomores, check out these pictures

We've been talking about Islamic art and how the handkerchief Othello gives to Desdemona is not just any run of the mill handkerchief. It's a family heirloom, a real work of art. Have a look at these pictures of Islamic textile art to get a better idea of what we are talking about.

This one is a good example of a small textile, perhaps a handkerchief not unlike the one Othello gives to Desdemona.

handkerchief

Here are some other handkerchiefs to look at.

towel6
towel3
Mendil1
Mendil2

Check out these details of the fine embroidery.

towel5

towel4

Here is a textile used for a wall covering. Can you see the Arabic scipture we talked about (those squiggly lines you see).

Islamic Banner

This last one is a good example of a rug. Check out the intricate geometric patterns in the middle.

rug2

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

I looked thorugh Google for a while yesterday and couldn't find any, but those are some nice pictures. My favorites are the first, sixth, and seventh ones in the comment (if I got the numbers right). I really liked the detail on the sixth and seventh ones.

Anonymous said...

Very pretty. I like the one with the star and the moon.

Anonymous said...

At first I had just imagined the handkerchief similar to the one on the cover of the book. But these were much more intricate. I really liked number four, number eight (the script is beautiful), and number nine.

Anonymous said...

I like the second and seventh one most. They're really shiny!

Anonymous said...

I liked all of them but my favorite was the first one because i thought it was pretty and i liked the pattern but i liked the one with the stars and moon too. haha. i agree with melissa, i would feel bad getting snot all over them... :)
kelsey d period 3

Anonymous said...

i like the one that looked like a face
-sam waldo

Anonymous said...

this is a tiraz textile style handkerchief that i found at a museum site.
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3177/000000up.jpg
and i like the one that is the thrid from the bottom
~aliza bianchi

Anonymous said...

These hankerchiefs have really cool designs, and I was actually expecting something more like the cover of the book (decorative but still hankerchief-like in appearance) I can't say i'd ever want one because you probably shouldn't use it for its intended purpose.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhh-CCCCCCHHHHHHHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Uh-oh."

Anonymous said...

I like the 4th one. The colors appeal to the senses. Well, I get participation points! So, have a nice day Mr. Wilson.

Anonymous said...

Those people who make these must be extremely talented, or patient. The designs are crazy good. I love it.

Anonymous said...

These really are nice~ I can't believe the people who made the cover of the book used such a boring looking hankercheif. :\

I like the last one best because of the brownish colors.

Anonymous said...

I really like the first one. The red color is really nice. I really have trouble believing that anyone could useful. I'd want to lock it up in drawer.

Anonymous said...

So it looks like the people who made this worked very hard to make each detail... but personally i just dont understand the perpose of a hankerchief... First of all why would people carry around a nice piece of cloth with snot all over it and keep re-using it? I would just buy those travel packs of tissue that you can dispose of (much more sanitary) and second of all why would they want what they blow their nose on to be pretty?
Lastly, if I were Bianca I wouldn't be too honored to recieve an old hankerchief and it wouldn't really make me feel loved...who knows

...thats my opinion but over all these are nice handerchiefs.... :)


-Christina Fordyce
block 3

Anonymous said...

wow those look like they take awhile to make. I wish i had the skills....

Anonymous said...

Wow, those are very intricate and beautiful. The one on the cover is like a paper napkin (in our country)compared to those. I want one! AAAMMMMAAAAZZZZIIIINNNNGGGG!!!!
-Angie W.

Anonymous said...

I happen to like the first one the most. The color and style grabs my eye.

Anonymous said...

yep the sevenths deffinatly the best
~Trianna Brannon

Anonymous said...

I thought they would be white. That they would look more like doylies. They are pretty though.

Anonymous said...

These handkerchief's are a lot more detailed than the one I had pictured in my head. I thought it would just white, with some decorative white lace. Guess I was wrong.
-Courtney Kaelin

Anonymous said...

I think there all really nice.

Anonymous said...

My favorite was the second to last picture, the rug. It is cool to make a language inside a rug, like art. I also liked the third picture from the bottom, spirals are also very hip.

Anonymous said...

Um, Mr. Wilson .. do you happen to know what the words read on the second to last one?