Weaving Dreams: Kilims from Geraki, Laconia

The picturesque village of Geraki, resting gently on the slopes of Mount Parnon in Laconia, is located approximately 39 km southeast of Sparta. The women of Geraki have long been recognized for their skilled weaving, which they produced for both domestic and commercial use. Affirming the importance of the village’s vibrant weaving history, the textile art of Geraki on the vertical loom was inscribed in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece in 2019.

This richly-illustrated catalogue introduces the reader to Geraki’s long weaving tradition through essays on the history of the village and the presentation of kilims and tagaria from private and ecclesiastical collections. The research and this volume are the result of an initiative undertaken by the Cultural Society of Geraki and Gefyra, a collaborative program of the University of California, Los Angeles and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, which is underwritten by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

The book is available in English or Greek.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the Cultural Society of Geraki (the Geraki weavers) and the Benaki Museum in Athens.

Edited by: Sharon E. J. Gerstel and Sofia Pitouli

Texts by: Sharon E. J. Gerstel, Sofia Pitouli, Evangelia P. Eleftheriou, Els Hom, Anthi Saranti, Michalis Sovolos, Chrysoula Stamatopoulou

Product Details

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ: ISBN: 978-960-476-331-3 / ENGLISH: ISBN: 978-960-476-330-6

Dimensions: 21 x 29 cm.

Paperback: 288 pages

Cost: $40.00 US Dollars

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English
https://www.benaki.org/index.php?option=com_publications&view=publication&id=4783&Itemid=171&lang=el

Greek
https://www.benaki.org/index.php?option=com_publications&view=publication&id=4781&Itemid=171&lang=el