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Berber rugs from the Beni Ouarain region
The impulse in Berber rug-making to both interrupt and also loosely maintain a pattern seems unique in traditional textiles. If not unique, then it’s hard to name a tradition that equals Berber...
View ArticleArhuaca mochila bags of Colombia
I first noticed these cylindrical handwoven bags on a couple of delegates at the UN World Urban Forum in Medellín, Colombia. They looked unusually sturdy, very finely handwoven in wool, and all had...
View ArticleNavajo chief’s blanket ends up on Antiques Road Show (2004)
This is for those who haven’t seen this decade-old segment which for some reason has been making the social media rounds again. It is so nice to see a truly beautiful textile get this sort of...
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