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In this issue Issue Summer

Compass Editorial Most of the editor’s hopes for the Istanbul ICOC were fulfilled—and he finds plenty to be optimistic about in the world of antique carpets

Dialogue Damascus tile sells above estimate at Olympia Auctions; Joseph V. McMullan Award winners 2024; Textile Society of America’s 2024 Colloquium; a new dual-language Georgian tapestry catalogue and exhibition in Tbilisi; Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum’s permanent home turns ten; Konya Ethnographic Museum reopens; HALI’s first tour in Turkey; New carpet museum in Kerman

Diary HALI’s recommendations for the quarter

Calendar The listings page for carpet- and textile- related auctions, exhibitions and events

Thread of time A tale of two kilims

Travellers’ tales Roger Prat t For the author, a HALI Tour to Spain and Portugal completed a long-term quest to trace the struggle for religious power in Iberia

P r o fi l e Luc y Upward A soon-to-be-published book encapsulates the philosophy of collectors Daniel and Dara Brewster

Anatomy of an object An exceptional early 19th-century ikat poncho, with irregularly patterned watay stripes, currently on show at The Textile Museum in Washington, DC

Common thread A selection of textiles that tell tales of long summer days—and the leisurely pursuits and pleasureable pastimes with which historical figures might have filled them

Features Secrets of successful dating Feli x Elwert How old is a Tibetan rug? The question has perplexed researchers for a long time

Strength to strength Lucien de Guise The Islamic Arts Museum in Malaysia celebrates a major anniversary

Uncovering connections L e e Ta l b o t A privileged insight into the archives of the late Dr Gittinger, whose work is being highlighted at The Textile Museum, Washington, DC

Milestones on a journey Aaron Nejad Oxford gallery owner Christopher Legge has been prominent in the British rug trade for fifty years

Motivic evolution Barbara Steinberg The themes and variations within the motifs found on the ritual cloths of the Iban Dayak people