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Harold Keshishian's Textile Rug Morning a few last shots

An excellent example of a Shakhrisabz Suzani. It is unusual for it's small size

Mihrab Suzani Embroidery

An Alter Cloth

The back of the Alter Cloth is Russian trade cloth.

The back of the Alter Cloth is Russian trade cloth.

The Austin Doyle Kurdish Mafrash

The Austin Doyle Kurdish Mafrash

First of all my apologies for a using an out of focus image but this one is important enough that I wanted to use it in this article. HK is always interesting but it is in the small side comments where he is truly a treasure. Just as they were finishing with this Mafrash panel owned by Professor L. Austin Doyle, M.D. the noted Cancer researcher HK commented that Kurds were far more likely than Turks to use the cross in the center of a medallion. The temptation is to just label all of these as Shahsavan because we know so little about them as a group.

HK with Michael Seidman the noted Sumac Bag collector and TM Trustee. Seidman is Investigative Chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, NIA/NIH.

HK with Michael Seidman the noted Sumac Bag collector and TM Trustee. Seidman is Investigative Chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, NIA/NIH.

A little Baluch bag that was collected from my dear friend Wade Shehady in Pittsburgh Pa. The pile part of the bag is nice but not remarkable but look at the ends of the bag that is the special part.

A little Baluch bag that was collected from my dear friend Wade Shehady in Pittsburgh Pa. The pile part of the bag is nice but not remarkable but look at the ends of the bag that is the special part.

The Forgotten Rug

Harold was going to close with his Kerman Bunny Rug but with the wealth of items in his talk this one got left out.

I get older but Sheila gets younger as the years go by. It is always so nice to see the people who makes the TM such a special place to visit.

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