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Cover (arkilla jenngo), West Mali, Africa, 19th or 20th Century, Wool, cotton, mixed techniques, 254 x 110.5 cm (100 x 43 1/2 in.) Karen A. Bennett Collection

Welcome to the Hajji Baba Club!

As the oldest and most prestigious Oriental Rug club in North America, we are pleased to invite you to join our membership.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
  • Attend in-person meetings with rug and textile experts
  • Participate in field trips with behind-the-scenes access to museum exhibitions, special locations and private collections led by curators and other experts
  • Watch recordings on our website of presentations you missed or want to see
  • again
  • Meet and mix with other like-minded rug and textile enthusiasts at our annual
  • picnic and other in-person events
  • Join show and tell with your favorite pieces at in-person meetings and events
  • Promote scholarship through the Research Fellowship awarded annually to
  • academics
  • Unlimited access to our lecture archives, online resources and membership directory
Membership Fees
  • One-time new member initiation fee of $75
  • Annual dues of $75 for residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
  • Annual dues of $35 for residents outside of the Tri-State area

Please note that each membership includes one household of up to two persons.

How to Join

Fill out the form below to create your membership profile for your HBC website login for access to members’ only benefits. If you have any questions, please contact us at membership@hajjibaba.org.

Silk Curtain Fragment, Nasrid, Spain, 14th or 15th Century, Silk lampas weave, Textile Museum, Washington D.C., acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1931, no. 84.11
Silk Curtain Fragment, Nasrid, Spain, 14th or 15th Century, Silk lampas weave, Textile Museum, Washington D.C., acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1931, no. 84.11