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What stands out at Austria Auction Company’s September auction?
Austria Auction Company’s September sale offers Turkmen carpets, tiger rugs, Anatolian prayer rugs and kilims, with highlights from the Hans Sienkneckt estate among its 215 lots
Antique Tibetan Tiger Rugs
We take a look back at the Tibetan tiger rugs produced for TX2, detailed in HALI 199, in anticipation of the antique Tibetan tiger rugs available at Austria Auction Company's upcoming specialist carpet auction. 'Fine Oriental Rugs XXVII Auction' takes place on 27 November 2021.
Katie Welch · 2 min
Tibetan Weaving - The Carpet Museum at Voigtsberg Castle
The recently opened exhibition at The Carpet Museum at Voigtsberg Castle, Germany, provides an overview of 15th Century to Modern day Tibetan weaving, in a huge departure from the usual exhibitions of carpets made in the local region.
Katie Welch · 2 min
Ladakh & Zanskar
Two types of traditional tie-dyed woollen garments from the Indian Himalayas – the liktse capes of Zanskar and Ladakhi women’s gonchas dresses – illustrate larger similarities and differences within a broader canon of regional material culture.
15th Sartirana Textile Show
The annual Sartirana Textile Show will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a special event in a grand historical exhibition venue in the northwest Italian city of Turin.
