The Textile Museum Exhibit

Timbuktu To Tibet

at The Textile Meseum, Washington, DC, 2320 S Street, NW., Washington, DC 20008-4088
October 18, 2008 – March 8, 2009

Rugs in the City (an extensive history of the Hajji Baba Club, Chapter 1 from Timbuktu to Tibet) by Thomas Farnham

A Virtual Tour of Exotic Rugs and Textiles from New York Collectors

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Gallery Photography – Katy Uravitch

  • Baluch Rug

  • Baluch Cushion Cover (balisht)
  • Baluch Bagface (khorjin fragment)
  • Baluch Bagface (khorjin fragment)
  • Baluch Salt Bag (namakdan)
  • Tunisian or Moroccan Silk
  • Silk Curtain Fragment
  • Ottoman Silk Fragment
  • Ottoman Silk
  • Decorative Pouch (bashtyk)
  • Central Asian Rug Fragment
  • Uzbek Turkmen Rug
  • Pair of Uk Bash
  • Saddle-Bag
  • Ottoman Velvet fragment
  • Safavid Carpet Fragment
  • Kerman Carpet Fragment
  • Tiger Pelt Rug
  • Ceremonial Garment (Geringsing)
  • Silk Cloth (Patolu)
  • Greater Syria. 19th or 20th Century
  • Silk Panel
  • Cape, Karkalpak Tribe
  • Velvet Robe (chapan)
  • Turkmen Girl’s Cap
  • Silk Robe (chapan)

  • Cape, Karkalpak Tribe
  • Silk Panel
  • Velvet Robe (chapan)
  • Turkmen Girl’s Cap
  • Silk Robe (chapan)

  • Striped Shawl
  • Zoroastrian Shawl
  • Bridal Veil (ruband)

  • Tapestry-Woven Cover (gileem)
  • Bag-face
  • Bag Face
  • Bag (chanteh?)
  • Double Bag (khorjin)
  • Bag Face
  • Bag-Face
  • Saddle-Bag
  • Cover (arkilla jenngo)

  • Saddle Cover
  • Horse Cover
  • Horse Cover
  • Horse Cover
  • Village Rug
  • Northwest Persian Rug
  • Northwest Persian Rug
  • Decorative Pouch (bashtyk)
  • Central Asian Rug Fragment
  • Uzbek Turkmen Rug
  • Pair of Uk Bash
  • Turkmen Trapping
  • Turkmen Rug Fragment (elem fragment)
  • Tapestry-Woven Cover (gileem)
  • Bag Face (chuval), Salor Tribe
  • Bag Face (chuval), Salor Tribe
  • Saddle Cover
  • Horse Cover
  • Horse Cover
  • Horse Cover

  • Turkmen Bridal Rug (kedjebe rug)
  • Camel Knee Decoration (pair)
  • Turkmen Trapping
  • Turkmen Rug Fragment (elem fragment)
  • Kyrgyz Felt
  • Felt Cover
  • Cushion Cover (yastik)
  • Cushion Cover (yastik)
  • Village Rug
  • Ferahan Rug
  • Ferahan Rug
  • East Caucasian Long Rug
  • Talesh Rug
  • East Caucasian Rug
  • “Akstafa” Long Rug
  • Velvet Robe (chapan)
  • Turkmen Girl’s Cap
  • Silk Robe (chapan)
  • Kyrgyz Felt
  • Felt Cover
  • Cushion Cover (yastik)
  • Cushion Cover (yastik)
  • Ferahan Rug
  • Ferahan Rug
  • Kazak Rug
  • East Caucasian Long Rug
  • Talesh Rug
  • East Caucasian Rug
  • “Akstafa” Long Rug
  • Communal Prayer Rug, fragment
  • Prayer Rug

  • Prayer Rug
  • Embroidered Cover
  • Tiger Pelt Rug

  • Embroidered Panel
  • Embroidered Panel
  • Embroidered Cover

  • Embroidered Cover
  • Curtain Panel

  • Baluch Prayer Rug
  • Square Mat
  • Textile with Inscription
  • Silk Fragment with Armenian Inscription

  • Tiger Pelt Rug
  • Multiple Niche Prayer Rug

  • Wall Hanging or Cover
  • Embroidery