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Concern over the fate of the Kurds ismore than mere politics. INMEMORIAM .4 tribute to the late Joan Allgrove McDowell, to whom this issue is dedicated. LETTERS Animpassioned response to the Raj exhibition, discussion of the iconography o f two important early weavings, and Jack Cassin vents his spleen. FRAGMENTS Changes at the top for the Abegg-Stiftung and the C&A's Textile Department, a new Textile Arts Gallery and a clutch of unusual images, from a horse-cover to a Roman mosaic. FORUM Awide-ranging interview with Ialerie Mencles, the new head ofthe Departmentof7ex tiles an d Dress at London s Iictoria &Albert Museum. CONNOISSEUR SCHOICE Californian author and rug collector John Douglass recalls the discovery' of his 'Star Medallion 'Kazak, and the gradual recognition oj its significance. 96 THE AFSHAR PART 2
Tribal Weavings from Kerman Parviz Tanavoli The author concludes his study of Afshar history and weaving culture with a discussion of the rugs and trappings, both pile andjlatwoven, of Kerman province in south Persia. Four hundred years after, their enforced migration from Azerbaijan, some Afshari tribespeople living in Kerman still retain a nomadic lifestyle. 106 VIGOUR OF THE OUTER AIR
Donegal Carpets Malcolm Haslam Woven in northwest Ireland around the turn of the century, Donegal Arts &Crafts Movement carpets have a breadth and grace that deserve to be better known. 114 AUTUMN &WINTER
Joan Allftrove McDowell Romano-Egyptian embroideries are rare; embroidered portraits even more so. These elusive, beautiful panels are the starting point for an exploration of portrait personification in late Antique art, and an attempt to unravel the enigmas of age and origin.
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