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HALI sponsors Whitehawk's 'The First Moderns'
HALI is pleased to be sponsoring 'First Moderns', one of two special exhibitions being held as part of the upcoming Whitehawk Show
An inscribed Caucasian dowry rug and its matrimonial symbolism
An inscribed and dated Caucasian dowry rug reveals its ceremonial sequence, protective symbolism and matrimonial significance. More than a domestic furnishing, it emerges as a woven record of marriage, where geometry, ritual, memory and gift-giving are intricately intertwined
Hratch Kozibeyokian · 3 min
Aymara Weavings: Indigenous Andean Textiles at the Saint Louis Art Museum
A landmark exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents Aymara weavings from the Bolivian highlands, revealing how Indigenous artists preserved and reinvented ancient textile traditions through the colonial and early republican periods
Alexander Brier Marr · 15 min