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Timbuktu to Tibet:
Rugs and Textiles of the Hajji Babas

October 18, 2008 - March 8, 2009

Selected Images from the Exhibition

 

Cover (arkilla jengo), West Africa, Mali, 19th or 20th century. Collection of Karen A. Bennett. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Bridal veil, Central Asia, Tajikistan, 18th or 19th century. Bruce and Olive Baganz. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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East Caucasian rug, Caucasus, 19th century. From the Collection of William Fern. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Double-bag (front), Bakhtiari tribe, Iran, 19th or 20th century. James C. Morel, New York, NY. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Embroidered cover,
Central Asia, Uzbekistan,
18th or 19th century.
Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection.
Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Wall hanging, Turkey or Syria, 19th century. Gail Martin. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Tiger pelt rug, Tibet, 20th century. Bruce Westcott. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Village rug, Turkey, 18th or 19th century. Dr. Theodore Mast. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Bag, Qashqa'i, Iran, 20th century. John Montague Collection. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Horse cover, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, 18th or 19th century. Judy Brick Freedman. Photo by Don Tuttle.

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Northwest Persian rug, Iran, 19th century. Laura Felsöbüki Nagy Collection. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Carpet fragment, Safavid, Iran, 16th century. Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Rug , Uzbek Turkmen, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, 19th century. Anonymous loan. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Embroidered panel, Caucasus , 18th century or earlier. Bruce and Olive Baganz. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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Felt, Eastern Caucasus, Daghestan, 20th century. Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection. Photo by Don Tuttle Photography.

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