Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Samuil Martinovich Dudin
At a time when travel is limited, we would like to highlight a man whose research and collecting journeys form the basis for much of our knowledge of Central Asian weaving culture.
HALI Tour
Exclusive tours to areas of textile interest
Katie Welch · 1 min
Thread of Time: A Qing Kesi Roundel and an Indian Cotton Dhurrie
In the regular HALI feature Thread of time, we connect two seemingly very different textiles through material, technique, iconography or use. In the two tapestry-woven textiles of this article, the link is the peacock.
Katie Welch · 3 min
Anatomy of an Object: Ushak Coupled-column Prayer Rug
Contributing editor Alberto Boralevi reflects on a rare yellow-ground early ‘Transylvanian’ west Anatolian Ottoman niche rug.
Kashmir Shawls: Issues in Style and Chronology
An extended article by Jeffrey B. Spurr from the Marketplace section of HALI 203: a special edition devoted to Indian carpets and textiles.
