The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Throughout history and into the present day, textiles have served as powerful expressions of individual, cultural, political, and social identity in all civilizations. Gender, ethnicity, occupation, religious belief, and social status—all are articulated through the clothes that […]
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Nazmiyal Seminar Nazmiyal Gallery 31 East 32nd St. 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10016 6:00pm – 8:00pm The Hajji Baba Club and The Nazmiyal Collection present: “A Hands On Discussion of Fine Carpets Through the Ages – From the 16th Century to Current Market Trends” This is the third in a series of four carpet
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm “Anatolica, Anatolus, Anatoli, Anatolia” was a name used in The Middle Ages by the Christians. Arabs used the name “Memaliki Rum ” and Crusaders called it “Romania” both mean Land of Romans. When the Turkmen invaded in
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Ira Spar will lecture on “Imperial Portraits and Costume from Ancient Assyria to Qajar Iran As Ritual Performance”. Professor Spar, a longtime member of the Hajji Baba Club, teaches Ancient History at Ramapo College of New Jersey.
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Nazmiyal Seminar Nazmiyal Gallery 31 East 32nd St. 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10016 6:00pm – 8:00pm The Hajji Baba Club and The Nazmiyal Collection present: “A Hands On Discussion of Fine Carpets Through the Ages – From the 16th Century to Current Market Trends” This is the second in a series of four carpet
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm The Dragon Chasing the Horse – Or Was it the Other Way Around? Like the recently published book Dragon & Horse: Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond, the lecture is about the origin
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Nazmiyal Seminar Nazmiyal Gallery 31 East 32nd St. 2nd Fl. New York, NY 10016 6:00pm – 8:00pm The Hajji Baba Club and The Nazmiyal Collection present: “A Hands On Discussion of Fine Carpets Through the Ages – From the 16th Century to Current Market Trends” We are thrilled to be holding a series of four
An Overview of Antique Rugs Read More »
The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Ottoman Influences on Islamic Batik from Indonesia, a Context of Understanding – A dynamic relationship has existed between Turkey and Indonesia for more than 500 years; this may be observed in Ottoman influences on Islamic calligraphic batik.
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The Coffee House Club 20 West 44th St 6th Floor NY NY 10036 Doors open 6:00pm Lecture 6:45pm Parviz Tanavoli is one of Iran’s leading artists and is considered the country’s first significant modern sculptor. Several of his works are included in the exhibition “Iran Modern” to be held at Asia Society, New York City,
Artist-Designed Rugs by Parviz Tanavoli, Iran’s Formost Sculptor Read More »
The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South New York NY 10003 Ruth Barnes is the Textile Curator, Department of Eastern Art, at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. A specialist in Indian Ocean trade, she is currently the lead curator for three galleries at the Ashmolean: Asian Crossroads, West Meets East, and Textiles. Among
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