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Japanese Textiles COSTUME AS SCENERY
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Bv Alan Kennedy The dazzling costumes o f traditional Japanese Noh theatre provide most o f the colour,pattern and shape that is seen on a virtually bare stage. Persian Tribal Rugs THE TRIRAL ROAD 3 2 By James Opie A well knoivn writer on South Persian tribal rugs discusses the abandonment o f tribal customs and presents some o f the characteristic weavings which were produced in this area. Caucasian Tribal Rugs AVAR: A SMALL FAMILY......................................................................4 0 Bv Donald Wilber and David Milberg Two American collectors investigate a small group o f distinctive red on blue rugs from Daghestan in the eastern Caucasus. Textile History FELT: MAN'S EARLIEST FARRIC 44 Bv Dr. Michael Ryder The author, an authority on wool and wool technology, writes about the origins, uses and development o f felt, the oldest known material. Museums REPORT 50 EXHIBITIONS 5 1 IN BRIEF.................................................................................................. 58
Books REVIEWS ................................................................................................ 61 TITLES RECEIVED 68
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Auction Price G u id e ................................................................................................... 7 3 Gallery Show s.............................................................................................. 83 Editors' Choice............................................................................................ 9 1
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APPENDIX................................................................................................ 94 Technical Analyses. Footnotes and Bibliographies HALI STOCKISTS 95
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
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