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Exhibition of Vendo Tsurtsumia and Omar Khubuluri

Personal exhibition of Vendo Tsurtsumia and Omar Khubuluri  opened at the Gallery of the State Folklore Centre;  Traditional Georgian blue tablecloths, ceramic and cloisonné enamel works decorated with the ornaments of blue tablecloth was exhibited.

Blue tablecloth was chiefly made of flax and cotton fabric; the background from light to dark blue was dyed with the indigo imported from the East.
Basic decorative motifs of the tablecloth are: mani (Georgian traditional ornament resembling Georgian letter “m”), crosses, deer, lions, fish, birds, a woman and man dressed in chokhaakhalukhi – Georgian traditional costumes.
Blue tablecloth keeps Georgian customs and traditions; its rare examples have been preserved at museums, fortunately, the tradition of blue tablecloth is being revived today and it can still be found in Georgian families.