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Highlights from HALI 216:
Profile
A stop-off in Indonesia on the way to Australia transformed the life of Rudolf Smend, who as a consequence turned a street near the Rhine into a hub for batik enthusiasts
Anatomy of an object
A Baluch/Timuri animal-tree bag face on display at the Corfu Museum of Asian Art has a central panel that its owner interprets as an abstract representation of the nomadic cosmos
Common thread
Whether heralds of good news on earth, or ethereal figures drifting through an indigo sky, winged beings have played a fundamental role in textile art throughout time
Features
Indian textiles from the Parpia Collection • Two newly discovered Mamluk carpets in Italy • An in-depth look at the textile masterpieces that are Navajo first-phase chief’s blankets • Textile art from the Canadian Prairies • The recycling skill of Japanese craftspeople examined via the Karun Thakar collection • The history of weaving on the Iberian Peninsula • Calligraphic batiks of Indonesia in the Sim Tan collection held in Kuala Lumpur
Marketplace
The value attached to a ‘named’ rug pattern: ‘Ghirlandaio’ carpets • Arts and Crafts carpets from Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection • Calligraphic batiks of Indonesia in the Sim Tan collection held in Kuala Lumpur • The Carpet and Textile Forum in Santa Ynez • Auction Price Guide
Exhibitions
‘Wandering Nomads in Central Asia: The Frank Martin Diehr Collection’ at Corfu Museum of Asian Art • ‘A World of Beads: Essential Elements’ at Mingei International Museum, San Diego • ‘Last Garments: Grave Finds from the Assi El-hadath Cave in Lebanon’ at Abegg- Stiftung, Riggisberg • ‘Strands Across Time: Historic Southwestern Textiles’ at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, Santa Fe
Last page
An exhibition of South Asian and Southeast Asian art at the Art Gallery of South Australia