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| 03 September 2010
It was on 1 July 2010 that US President Barak Obama signed the 'Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Ac' (H.R. 2194), legislation that expands US sanctions against Iran in response to the country’s nuclear activity. The new law will ban many Iranian imports to the United States, including rugs, and takes effect on 29 September 2010.
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| Life, Death and Magic
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| 27 August 2010
Thomas Murray reports: I have just attended a most important opening at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, of Robyn Maxwell's magnum opus effort, titled ‘Life, Death and Magic’.
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| Palace Robbery
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| 27 August 2010
HALI readers, especially in India, should keep a sharp eye open on the market for a pair of 19th century Persian fine silk carpets that stolen from The Lily Pool Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, the private quarters of the Jaipur royal family. The theft took place earlier this summer, and is believed to be an "inside Job".
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| Carpetbagging on Closure Systems in the Baluch Tradition
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| 02 August 2010
Frank Martin Diehr reports: On 3 July 2010, a hot and sweltering day in southern Germany, some thirty German, Swiss and Austrian Baluch rug aficionados ignored the 22 men kicking a spherical piece of plastic in South Africa (Germany were playing Argentina) and met at Galerie Kelim in a Collector’s meeting.
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; "Image: The Bronze Weaver, 6th century, late Bronze Age, possibly Borneo, collected east Flores, Indonesia. Purchased 2006, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra NGA 2006.412")
; "Image: The stolen carpets")
; "Image: Baluch bagface (detail), northeast Persia, 19th century. Frank Diehr collection")
