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HALI 198 - New perspectives on Central Asian ikats

Issue 198 · Winter 2018

New perspectives on Central Asian ikats

Highlights from this issue

A selection of 5

CommentDebating the origins of Anatolian kilimsDavid Lantz
Anatomy of an objectA Salor Turkmen kejebe camel trappingDaniel Shaffer
FeatureNew perspectives on Central Asian ikatsElena Tsareva
FeatureInscribed Persian prayer rugsDaniel Shaffer
FeatureNative North American textilesAlexander Brier Marr

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