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Lecture:" Turkmen Carpets: Tribal Messages from the Past "
by Dr. Elena Tsareva, Curator of Textiles, Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography
Academy of Sciences of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
February 5, 2004, 5:00 p.m.
Fisher Fine Arts Library, Room 306

Reception in the Gallery to follow, hosted by
MR. JERRY M. SORKIN
J. M. Sorkin, Distinctive Rugs & More, Wayne, PA
Catered by Roya Restaurant, Philadelphia

Exhibition and lecture generously supported by
the Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania

Antique Rugs of The Turkmen Tribes: Masterpieces from Philadelphia Private Collections January 17—April 4, 2004 Opening Reception February 5, 2004 Rarely exhibited due to their large size and considered primary signifiers of tribal identity, “main carpets” from 1800-75 reserved for ceremonial occasions are displayed along with engsis, storage bags, and trappings. Curated by Dennis R. Dodds, M. Arch. '73, M. C. P. '74.
PRAYER RUG, Yomut Familytribe, Turkmenistan, circa 1800-50, 3.8 X 4.2 feet	MAIN CARPET, Ersari tribe, Turkmenistan, circa 1875, 6.0 X 10.0 feet
Lecture:" Turkmen Carpets: Tribal Messages from the Past " by Dr. Elena Tsareva, Curator of Textiles, Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography Academy of Sciences of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg February 5, 2004, 5:00 p.m. Fisher Fine Arts Library, Room 306 Reception in the Gallery to follow, hosted by MR. JERRY M. SORKIN J. M. Sorkin, Distinctive Rugs & More, Wayne, PA Catered by Roya Restaurant, Philadelphia Exhibition and lecture generously supported by the Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania