Swedish Ambassador Visits Carpet Museum
Date
7/14/2022 3:08:43 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
Swedish ambassador Christian Kamill has met with Carpet Museum
director Shirin Malikova to discuss prospects of cooperation,
Azernews reports, citing the Carpet Museum .
The ambassador praised the high-level cooperation between the
two countries in many areas, including culture.
He stressed the importance of implementing joint activities for
the further development and expansion of the Swedish-Azerbaijani
ties in the cultural field.
The diplomat presented the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
with a book by textile historian Viveka Hansen titled 'Textilia
Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions and Trade'.
Shirin Malikova expressed her gratitude to the ambassador for
his interest in the Azerbaijani culture and for keeping close
contact with the museum. She noted that the valuable book will take
its rightful place in the museum's library.
Next, the Swedish ambassador viewed the Lampa carpet recently
donated to the museum's Shusha branch by Elmira Suleymanova, Vice
Chairman of the Council of Elders, the country's first
Ombudsman.
Lampa carpet (the 1930s) woven in Shusha has been recently
presented at the museum.
The first samples of such carpets were woven in Shusha in the
early 19th century, and they are also known as Shusha, used to
adorn mansions and palaces.
Later, the Lampa became widespread in Karabakh as dast hali
gaba, a carpet set consisting of a wide central area known as
'hali' and narrow side parts called 'kanara'.
Stylized with beautiful flowers, including Kharibulbul, the
Lampa carpet reflects the unique beauty of the Karabakh region and
the aesthetic taste of the people living there.
These remarkable carpets, preserved in world museums and
numerous collections, remain significant.
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- Sweden
- Culture
- Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
- Shirin Melikova
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