Sunday, June 6, 2010

Questions/Anwers


1) Question: I would also like to ask you why berber designs vary and what makes it that way?
Answer: Bebrer arts and crafts vary because, every tribe has different nautuarl surroundings, and different things that are important to them. This will affect the designs because, the Berber arts and crafts are a way to express themselves, which means depending on their surroundings will change the patterns. In additon to that families in each tribe of their own unique design too.

2)Question: Do you think that the Berbers would change their Symbols when they are moved into a plain or so?

Answer: This will affect the designs because, the Berber arts and crafts are a way to express themselves, which means depending on their surroundings will change the patterns. In additon to that families in each tribe of their own unique design too.
3)Question: Why did each of those tribes choose those colors?

Answer: Each of the Berber tribes choose the colors that they use because of the things around them. If a Bebrer tribe grows the henna plant, they might use red for one of the dyes which they use.




4)Question: What colors are the most commonly used in Berber carpetry? Amina Answer: As a said, each Berber tribe has it's own colors which they use. Normally though every Berber carpet has white in it.


5) Question: Do the shapes and the colors used in the carpets reflects the place were a group of berbers is livings ?

Answer: Yes, for example the symbol for the Mountains. This symbol is important because Berbers live in the Mountains and is part of their every day life. For the colors, it also reflects because lets say they grow indigo, then they would use the indigo plant to make blue. They make symmbols of what is around them and important to them, and the colors are what is avalible.