How a Turkmen family brought traditional Afghan weaving to Philadelphia in 1973
In short: This film documents the Bad-Ghisi family, Turkmen weavers who traveled to the Penn Museum in 1973 to demonstrate their traditional craft. Their visit offers a rare look at techniques from a region and era that have since undergone significant change.
In the spring of 1973, Brian Spooner and Mary Martin facilitated a three-month residency for the Bad-Ghisi family at the Penn Museum. The family, who were Turkmen Afghanis, visited Philadelphia from April to June to showcase weaving methods prevalent in their home region at the time.
The project serves as a historical record of a craft and a community that has since dispersed; notably, none of the family members still reside in Afghanistan today. Further context regarding the specific weaving traditions documented in the film was published by Dr. Spooner in the winter 1973 issue of Expedition Magazine.
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