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In this issue Issue Summer
Compass 23Editorial How the latest research on early carpets will inform our future content
35Dialogue Soviet textile designs acquired by MoMA; HALI Tours to Morocco and Russia; The Hajji Baba Club Research Fellowship; pre-Columbian textiles at William Siegal Gallery; two new books published by Hali Publications Ltd.
40Diary The editor’s pick of international exhibitions, fairs and auctions featuring carpets, textiles and tribal art in the next quarter
43Calendar Worldwide listings for Summer 2019
44Thread of time Rachel Meek Two rugs in the Burrell Collection in Glasgow are key to ongoing developments in carpet scholarship and research
46Travellers’ tales Rachel Meek Unexpected views of familiar collections in Marrakesh ahead of this autumn’s HALI Tour
48Pro fi l e J. Duncan Moore, Jr. Legendary basketball player and carpet collector Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his longtime friend and rug dealer Carnig Minasian
53Comment William Dunbar The future of the Georgian State Museum of Folk and Applied Arts in Tbilisi, established in 1899, is under threat as its independent status has been abolished
54Anatomy of an object Thomas Murray and Virginia Soenksen An Ainu attush ceremonial robe from Hokkaido
60Common thread A look at ikat weavings from around the world
Features 88Editor’s choice Ben Evans Reflections on gems we want to share
98All that glitters Lyssa Stapleton The history of metal-enhanced textiles
104A collection of collections Ben Evans Karun Thakar’s diverse textile collections
124An infinity of stripes Lucien Viola and Alexandra Sachs Striated Berber costume of Morocco’s Anti Atlas
130A Mamluk carpet unveiled Alberto Boralevi A rediscovered carpet of outstanding relevance
138In the beginning Michael Franses Early weavings that may pre-date the iconic ‘Pazyryk’ carpet