Friday, June 3, 2011

Central Asian Ikats: Colors of the Oasis

Regret I missed the Washington Textile Museum's recent exhibition of Murad Megalli's stunning ikat collection that he donated.

The catalogue is on my wishlist. Just look at those designs in the clip below.

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