Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Unpicking the attribution of a Bird Asmalyk
Is this bird asmalyk really Tekke? Rachel Meek examines the surprising attribution it receives in The Textile Museum’s Textile Treasures.
Earning its Stripes
This week’s Editor’s Choice: A Tibetan tiger rug from the Rudi Molacek Collection, in which a pelt dissolves into near-abstraction, and a meditation seat carries the weight of fearlessness and spiritual protection.
Ben Evans · 3 min
A rediscovered suzani goes on show at the V&A
Editor’s Choice is a great opportunity to publish things I come across in my work that might not merit a full essay in HALI. This suzani is a perfect example.
Ben Evans · 5 min
Grogan & Company, Boston, 1 October 2026: sale review
A Salor wedding trapping made $87,500, more than double its low estimate, as Grogan & Company's sale of three collections totalled $890,000.
Silk, Wool and Motion: An Uzbek Suzani in Doha
This week's Editor's Choice is a well-known ‘Lakai’ suzani from the former Vok collection, which features in 'Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion', on show at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha.
