Author & Curator |
Lela Tsitsuashvili. |
Editor |
Nino Nadaraia. |
Collection |
Georgian Jews History and Ethnography Museum. |
Imprint |
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2008. 111 pp., illustrations: 144 col., 21 × 29.8 cm. Georgian, English and Hebrew. |
ISBN |
9789994098002 |
Location |
Georgian National Museum, Ioseb Grishashvili Tbilisi History Museum—Karvasla (9 May–5 October 2008) |
Description |
Georgian Jewish culture and customs as evidenced through paintings, graphic arts, photography, national costume, embroidery, religious and everyday pieces. Includes numerous works illustrating Jewish individuals and customs, including those of Georgia’s first Jewish painter, Shalom Koboshvili (1876–1941), Georgian painter David Gvelesiani (1890–1949), and ethnographic photographer Dmitri Ermakov. Brief introduction. Basic captions. 144 items. |
Description |
The exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel and the 75th anniversary of the Georgian Jews History and Ethnography Museum. |
Description |
All exhibits belong to the Georgian Jews History and Ethnography Museum, whose collection is currently preserved in the Georgian National Museum and the Kekelidze Institute of Manuscripts. |
main keywords |
CEREMONIAL OBJECTSCOSTUMEGEORGIANEEDLEWORK/EMBROIDERYPAINTINGSPHOTOGRAPHSPORTRAITSTEXTILES |
minor keywords |
AmuletsBridal garmentsCandlesticks/CandelabraChallah coversCircumcision implements/objectsClocks/WatchesGvelesiani, DavidHanukkah lampsHistorical photographsKeter TorahKoboshvili, ShalomMikvah itemsPaintings, Jewish customs & ceremoniesRimmonimShiviti plaques, metalTalit bagsTankards/JugsTassTefillin bagsTorah Ark curtainsTorah mantlesWedding/Marriage |