Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

THE CHRONICLE - Wed, Feb 21, 1979 - Artistry-- comes form • 1n rug In both Toowoomba and Brisbane this week, the accent is on rugs. The 0 01111s o r,llcry nnd Arts C1'11ti·r I~ <l1.oc ;plny1ng h ,1 ncl•~11ot1ctl c~u cns\nn 11 1·11 1t·cb nnd l Jue,; Pl'l'<lom1nnl<' in OIIC which 1s ·l:!3cm x 205cm. An• o ther po.slbiy sui:i;csts the cl s!g·n or K :irs-Kn- 7,n ks r t1gs, which usunl y h al'u n clnrk blue bnck– ~round, Their orn .mcnt n– Uon consists ol rh om– buses made o! hook ed 1>a1u ls In subt le nnd highly sober 11,abe.squ cs or ycl1011•, green a11d re<!. This 1, a,.nk. wh ich !.< !95 cm x l20c111, ha., n fi n e s truct.uro of morr than 240 knots per square Inch and was h a nd• knolled r,11cl llmsh ed In Lnhorn. the fnmous Mosu I rug city. The weavers used fine q11ulily K ash m ir ,mol to Impart nn excell– ent silky sheen. Another exhlblllou or ln tcrcsl to Toowoomba ,rnavcrs nnd to U1ose wh o \\'Ork 111 r·xtllcs Oj)CllS t'1do~· nt tllc Qw Cn:-,lttl\d Arr. 0,1llr1)'. ~l.i.~I. Build– llrJ, AIIH Sl l't'f'L, Bri~bn1w. ,nd cont 1111c., un ti l ~[arch 25. Here 50 !!Ith nnd 201h century 111gs 11·om lho pro·;incc ol F111 s In Jrn n, lh(' \\'Ork ol Ihr W011lfll\ or nomnd.<· lrilr''-, 01·1! ll:~11lnyed T r!\rnl ",·.H 1111,!' 1s chH1c on the g1ount1 on horil– onlnl looms w11ho11 l lhe benefit or 11rcll111lnn 1·y d rawings. The \\'C0l'illg process 1., 11,110 lly begun wllh the help or another rug cr,llcd I.he dnstur (m odel,. H<>'.l'Cl'cr, lhc nl• lemtlons 11101 cvcntunte In choice or colours or In composition. rcsul\ In 11 rug- wh!dt s \'Cry tllllcr– <'llt from Lhc orlslnnl model. About 1110 lime of World \Vn r I lhc rlbes u.cqulrcd pictures ol lions nnd lt:Xlil••.'; \\ I h df'Sli;ll:- ou them from 11C'1~hllotu·.n:; countrlc . T h i, 11trec1c<1 lh mann er m which Ille lion wn.s JlOl'tl'O)'ed by wcn vcrs. The 1rr.cll1ion, or lion rng wcn\'lns s1·n<11rnlly lnpsed nuo11 l the .,nmo lime thnt the cu. tom or mnlclng ~lone lions cen secl nnc:I the ll()ns !11 1;•n 1s l>ccn1nll c~• L1 11ct, soon nllcr World \\'nt· JI. PROTECTION Lion: rug.! ore com– monly used bY tribesm en 011 top ol 0U1er rui;s !11 the mldtlle or 11tell· tents. They also scn·c lo protec t lhe tent., and nre a sign o! lhc owner's manllnc.ss ;inrl prltle. The soruiess or the rngs, whldt r esults from the long wool p llc nncl extrn welt.!, mnkc• IJ1em s11itnble !or b!Rnkels RS well. e PICTURED Is " r ug from the Afsh r,l'I tribe from , outh-cnst I.rnn (bc– Lwccn Shirnz ond K er• mnn) wh lch Is bel\c\'cd to be 100 years old , nnd whCJ'C the crottnd Is II rich red. Border ls In greens n11d blues nnd l'er,tures dlnntond-.sh nped geometric pnt tern ln i;. The lion !s orr white nnd ls outlined In " cial'k blu ish • black. 'l11e J'llg ls 173c m x 126cnt.