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Timor: Totems and Tokens From 12 December 2019 till 15 March 2020 Museu do Oriente in Lisbon, Portugal, will exhibit a group of ikat textiles from West and East Timor under the title “Timor: Totems and Tokens”. 65 examples of ikat textiles from across the island will be showcased and … read more
The Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Department of Textile Arts exhibtion ‘The Turkmen Storage Bag’ takes place 31 August through 15 November 2019 at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. This exhibition, organized by Jill D’Alessandro, showcases highlights from the Museums’ collection of Turkmen weavings. The exhibition takes place … read more
An exhibition of Azerbaijani carpets from the Louvre Museum collection opened 2 July 2019 at the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum in Baku. The exhibition includes late 18th to early 20th centuries Azerbaijani carpets… read more
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is featuring a large exhibition of ikats, ‘The Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection’ now through 11 August 2019. In conjunction with the exhibition LACMA present a one-day symposium on ikats 11 May 2019. Lectures … read more
