Wandering Nomads in Central Asia: The Frank Martin Diehr Collection at Corfu Museum of Asian Art | The Palace of St. Michael and St. George
Wandering Nomads in Central Asia
The Frank Martin Diehr Collection
January 3, 2022 — August 10, 2023
The exhibition focuses exclusively on the saddlebags of the Baluch nomads of Central Asia and on neighboring tribes weaving in the Baluch tradition. The exhibition presents 28 saddle bags woven by nomads that, in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, moved between present-day Iran-Afghanistan-Turkmenistan and Baluchistan in Pakistan.
The purpose of the exhibition is to present characteristic and remarkable samples of Baluch art, which have been woven exclusively by women, in order to highlight their artistic value and to emphasize the contribution of the women weavers in the history of nomadic art.
The works in the exhibition come from the private collection of Frank Martin Diehr, collector, and author on Baluch rugs from Wuppertal, Germany. The exhibition is curated by Despina Zernioti CMG, Director of the Museum of Asian Art, and Kassiani Kagouridi, Head of the Department of Museum Collections of the Museum of Asian Art.
Exhibition Preview
Click the image below to watch Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning: The Intrigue of Baluch Rugs, presented by the GW Museum and Textile Museum in partnership with the New England Rug Society and Textile Museum Associates of Southern California.
