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So now its time for Berlin!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This time our reconstructions of the costumes will be exhibited from the 5th of February till the 12th of April in the Bode Musum, Berlin.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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Paris, here we come…. \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Paris will be the place where the results will be shown to a wider audience. First, on 15 October four members of our team will present the activities of Warsaw University in general and the costumes project in special at the Centre <\/span> de civilisation polonaise (Sorbonne University) in four presentations:<\/p>\r\n

Grzegorz Ocha\u0142a, Magdalena Wo\u017aniak, Dobrochna Zieli\u0144ska and Karel Innem\u00e9e will present the project in its academic context of\u00a0 Nubiological studies and research at the University of Warsaw.<\/p>\r\n

On 17 October the costumes will be presented during the Midi d\u2019arch\u00e9ologie in the great auditorium of the Louvre in Paris. Access is free, but reservations are compulsory.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

After this event, the costumes will be the centerpieces of an exhibition in the Bode Museum in Berlin. The details and dates of this exhibition are still in preparation and we will update you soon.<\/p>\r\n

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The costumes are coming!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The re-creation of five costumes\"\" (one bishop, two kings and two royal mothers) is now in its final phase. The garments are being adjusted to fit the models, the last decorations are embroidered. Alicja Koz\u0142owska<\/a> (School of Form, Warsaw) did an amazing job in the decoration of the bishop\u2019s outfit.<\/p>\r\n

A royal costume is not complete without crown and other regalia. They were made by Bartosz G\u0142owacki<\/a> (alias \u2018the Viking\u2019) and Kuba \u0141agunionok<\/a>. Hand crosses, pendants, and crowns were made of brass and some parts\u00a0 were gilded.<\/p>\r\n

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The garments and attributes were carefully prepared and fitted one by one. No one, however, had seen them actually worn together. That moment of truth took place in the Pastoor Van As church<\/a> in The Hague on 18-19 August. As a prequel to the presentation in the Louvre (17 October 2024) a photo session was organized in which six models from Sudan wore the complete costumes. It took Eddy Wentig and Paulina Matusiak almost two days to make several hundreds of photos of which the best were chosen. Although we had followed the gradual process of making the costumes, all people present were impressed by the results of what was also a dress-rehearsal. Some details had to be adjusted and this took place soon afterwards.<\/p>\r\n

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These were two inspirational days!<\/h3>\r\n

On 12 and 13 April the workshop 'Authority of State and Church in Nubia, its Expression in Costumes’ took place at Warsaw University: two days of presentations and discussion in and by the learned company of a group of colleagues from six countries and various disciplines. Foreign speakers were Claire Bosc-Tiess\u00e9, Robin Cormack, Cath\u00e9rine Jolivet, Angelika Lohwasser, Robert Morkot, and Janice Yellin. Papers and discussions were inspiring, fruitful, and a basis for further thoughts.<\/p>\r\n

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A visit to the Faras Gallery in the National Museum was the final event. We learned a lot and most of all, we had a great time in great company. Thanks to all who made it possible!<\/p>\r\n

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A visit to one of Leiden’s best kept secrets: the Textile Research Center. <\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
On 6 April our team involved in the reconstruction of Nubian costumes paid a visit to the Textile Research Center in Leiden, an incredible collection and center of expertise in the field of textile and costume. One of the main task was to compare our samples of naturally dyed fabrics with authentic samples from Nubia (Gebel Adda and Qasr Ibrim). Gillian Vogelsang, the managing director, gave us an incredible warm welcome and showed us samples that perfectly matched our test samples. We can go ahead with the reconstruction.<\/div>\r\n
Not just for archaeological textiles, but for all that concerns dress, costume, fabrics, weaving techniques, embroidery and much more the TRC in Leiden in a haven of information! See also: https:\/\/www.trc-leiden.nl\/…\/1624-the-polish-connection…<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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We gladly invite you to the workshop \u2018Authority of State and Church in Nubia, its Expression in Costumes\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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[PROGRAMME & ABSTRACTS<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

On 12 and 13 April 2024<\/strong>, a workshop titled 'Authority of State and Church in Nubia, its Expression in Costumes’ will take place. This is part of the research project 'Costumes of Authority. The Image of Royalty and Clergy in Christian Nubia’ (NCN, Polonez bis).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

In virtually all social structures hierarchy, power, and authority play a role and this was also the case in Christian Nubia. Costume plays an important role as a way of displaying authority, and vestments and attributes can often be \u2018read\u2019 as form of non-verbal communication. This visual language in the Nubian kingdom of Makuria has been shaped and influenced by earlier cultures and neighbouring regions and in order to understand the relations of power and authority in Nubia they have to be seen in a wider context. That is the purpose of this workshop. In the coming two days a group of scholars from various disciplines will present short papers, followed by discussion, about power, authority and their expressions in Byzantium and the Nile Valley.<\/p>\r\n

The workshop will take place at the Faculty of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw and will be in hybrid form.\u00a0If you are interested in attending online please contact Karel Innem\u00e9e, k.innemee@uw.edu.pl<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Matching, fitting – fitting, matching \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The re-creation of Nubian costumes of clergy and royalty is one step further. We have chosen a selection of colour samples that are closest to the colours used in the paintings and based on these Dorota Roqueplo has made her first sketches of the garments that can be distinguished in the bishop\u2019s costume. The session we had was intensive and inspiring!<\/p>\r\n

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Study visit to the Nubia Museum in Aswan<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

From 1 till 12 November we paid a working visit to Aswan, mainly for studying the textiles in the Nubia Museum. The museum harbours a treasure of objects that were found during the UNESCO salvage campaign in the 1960s.
The staff of the museum was extremely helpful and in spite of the temperature of 37 degrees we had a productive time.
Some of the textiles were on permanent display and could only be examined in the vitrine with a digital microscope. Others were in the store and these could be studies in a more comfortable way.<\/p>\r\n

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The image taking shape<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The first samples of textiles have been made. Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewo\u017ana surprised us with a portfolio of dyed and printed fabrics, based on the patterns and colours that we find in the mural paintings from Faras.<\/p>\r\n

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Reconstructing costumes of Nubian dignitaries<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

An important part of the project consists of reconstructing a number of costumes of Nubian dignitaries: bishops, kings, royal mothers. For this purpose five \u2018profiles\u2019 have been chosen: a bishop, two kings, and two \u2018royal mothers\u2019 (sisters of the king who were the mothers of the successor).<\/p>\r\n

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This task is done in close cooperation with the School of Form<\/a> (SWPS University) in Warsaw, the perfect partner for this, since this University focuses on design and sociology. This is the team:<\/p>\r\n