Threads of Life – Essay, Gallery 1 – Studio & Weavers, Gallery 2 – Yarn Dying

Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre Information 

Threads of Life
Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, Egypt: A Journey in Creativity

Ikram Nosshi & Suzanne Wissa Wassef

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Camels
Shehata Hamza, flax warp wool weft, .65 x .9 m, 1962, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Palms Barseem
Hanem Mousa, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.75 x 1.58 m, 1974, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Tree Birds
Mariam Hermina, flax warp, wool weft, .84 x 2.68 m, 1958, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Water Buffalos
Garya Mahmoud, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.1 x 3.18 m, 1974, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Water Buffalos, detail
Garya Mahmoud, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.1 x 3.18 m, 1974, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Papyrus Pond (detail)
Garya Mahmoud, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.22 x 2 m, 1980, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Palm Trees
Mohamed Mousa, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.9 x 1.75 m, 1982, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Wheat Harvest
Ashour Meselh, cotton warp, wool weft, 3.32 x 2.2 m, 1984, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Village Market
Garya Mahmoud, cotton warp, wool weft, 3.36 x 2.3 m, 1984, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Corals Fish
Shehata Abdallah, cotton warp, wool weft, 1.32 x 3.1 m, 1996, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Corals Fish (detail)
Shehata Abdallah, cotton warp, wool weft, 1.32 x 3.1 m, 1996, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Donkey Market
Sayed Mahmoud, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.5 x 1.5 m, 2002, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Donkey Market (detail)
Sayed Mahmoud, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.5 x 1.5 m, 2002, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

The Sea
Ali Seliem, cotton warp, wool weft, 1.4 x 1.7 m, 2014, private collection

Irrigation Tools
Fatma Awad, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.58 x 2.9 m, 1995, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Village Gathering
Karima Ali, cotton warp, wool weft, 1.4 x 1.5 m, 2005, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Village Gathering (detail)
Karima Ali, cotton warp, wool weft, 1.4 x 1.5 m, 2005, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Fishermen's Village
Ali Seliem, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.2 x 3.2 m, 2005, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Sunflower
Nadia Mohamed, cotton warp, wool weft, 1.3 x 1.34 m, 2009, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Poinsettia
Sayed Mahmoud, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.06 x 1.36 m, 2014, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Oasis Village
Ali Seliem, cotton warp, wool weft, 2.34 x 1.45 m, 2014, private collection

Spring
Nadra Adel, cotton warp, cotton weft, .73 x .36 m, 2014, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Ducks Palms
Harbeya Ali, cotton warp, cotton weft, .43 x .85 m, 2013, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt

Pharaonic Inspiration
Said Shaban, cotton warp, cotton weft, .35 x .54 m, 2013, collection of RWWAC museum, Egypt