Issue 219 · Spring 2024
The International Conference on Oriental Carpets in Istanbul
For millennia, Anatolia has been home to peoples for whom textile making is an essential activity. In HALI 219 (Spring 2024), we home in on several of these traditions in advance of the upcoming ICOC XV carpet and textile conference in Istanbul in June.
Highlights from this issue
A selection of 5
- Thread of timeTwo luxurious textiles tell of serious sibling rivalries
- Anatomy of an ObjectA 19th-century Ottoman embroidered sampler
- FeatureDetailed symbolism in Qing-dynasty court attire
- FeatureSingular fish-skin garments from northeast Asia's Nivkh people
- FeatureUntangling the origins of embroidered Portuguese Arraiolos carpets