Highlights from HALI 223:　

Travellers’ tales
The village of Qaraçöp gave its name to the Karachov carpet　

Profile
Valuable textiles from the homeland of Nasreen and Hasan Askari led to the opening of Pakistan’s first dedicated textile museum　

Features
Controversy at The International Exhibition of Persian Art in London in 1931 • Six authors each shed light on an object that portrays, belonged to, or was made by a known individual • The pomegranate pattern’s entry into the Indian textile design pool and its use in the Subcontinent • The history and future of ndop, an indigo cotton cloth from West Africa • A historic carpet exhibition celebrates the reopening of Shams-ol-Emareh in the Golestan Palace • A significant publication on the Carpet Museum of Iran’s collection • Rare and sought-after Şarkışla rugs • Historical carpets at Calgary’s Nickle Galleries highlight the lives of weavers 　

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Textiles, clothing and headwear representing more than twenty African cultures at LACMA