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ACOR 8 in Boston, twelve rug and textile exhibitions
New England Collects: Carpets from members of the New England Rug Society The exhibition featured 50 examples from 26 member collections and showcased classic rug types like Caucasian, Turkmen, Persian and Baluch pile rugs but also flat woven rugs and other textiles. The curator was Julia Bailey, Boston Museum of … -> ACOR 8 in Boston, twelve rug and textile exhibitions
Tribal bags of South Persia – synopsis of ACOR talk by Ann Nicholas and Richard Blumenthal
There are five tribal groups in South Persia with fine weaving cultures: the Afshar, Khamseh, Qashqa’i, Lors, and Bakhtiari. In 1900 there were about two million nomadic people in this area. Most nomadic weaving, including bags, is done on a horizontal ground loom. This versatile loom can be used to … -> Tribal bags of South Persia – synopsis of ACOR talk by Ann Nicholas and Richard Blumenthal
ACOR: Exhibition review by Mike Tschebull
ACOR exhibition review by Raoul Tschebull, May 1st 2006 This exhibition in the hotel at ACOR8 in Boston, 20-23/4/2006, was, for me, the best of the lot, and they were all pretty good. I was charmed by, among other things, the familiar Turkmen pile-woven shapes in other media, the huge … -> ACOR: Exhibition review by Mike Tschebull