Hali 217 Autumn 2023
A study of the 19th-century Syrian ‘aba garment • A new book explores how the hippie generation travelled east and brought back textile treasures • Evocative paper labels on Indian textiles tell stories of an India that was • Four carpets at the Horniman Museum in London offer a virtual tour of Romania’s geography and history • Armenian needle lace at the Fowler Museum embody stories of community • The connection between people and salt, told through salt bags • The concept of pun in pua’ kumbu’ textiles
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A study of the 19th-century Syrian ‘aba garment • A new book explores how the hippie generation travelled east and brought back textile treasures • Evocative paper labels on Indian textiles tell stories of an India that was • Four carpets at the Horniman Museum in London offer a virtual tour of Romania’s geography and history • Armenian needle lace at the Fowler Museum embody stories of community • The connection between people and salt, told through salt bags • The concept of pun in pua’ kumbu’ textiles