Vol. IX, No. 4
April/May, 1989,
80 pages plus covers
$24.00

Detail of a Tibetan
checkerboard rug from
the Collection of
Kesang Tashi

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Vol. IX, No. 4, Tibetan Rug Focus, April/May, 1989, 80 pages plus covers -- $24.00

Lead Article: Tibetan Rugs, Chinese but with a Difference, by Nick Wright
Survey of old Tibetan carpets
Travels to the Temples of Tibet and Ladakh, by Ann McPhail
Monasteries and their rugs
A Commentary on Tibetan Carpets and Trade, by Tom Cole
Documentation and scholarship lacking, field experience is endorsed
The Nepalese/Tibetan Carpet Industry, by Stephanie Odegard
A report on the new Nepalese/Tibetan production
A Conversation with Ivory Freidus, by George O'Bannon
An exotic woman reveals all about her collection
A New Venture: Tibetan Rugs from Tibet, by Kesang Tashi
The revival of a tradition
Journey Through Tibet, by Gary Clinton
Travel in a land closed to foreigners for 1300 years
Chemical Analysis of Selected Tibetan Rugs and Trappings, by Paul Mushak
Testing reveals surprises about Tibetan dye usage
A Conversation with Charles Grant Ellis Part II, by George O'Bannon
A visit with America's most eminent rug scholar
Why Not Collect Tibetan Rugs, by George O'Bannon
A convert explains why they are a prime collecting group
Tierra Wools, by Hassell Bradley
An account of the Churro sheep project
Flying Backwards on a Tibetan Rug, by Jane Schnell
How "playing rugs" became a business
Book Marks
Tibetan Rug Primer for the Uninitiated
Commentary, Exhibit Review, A Tibetan Chronology, Rug Notes, A Tibetan Bibliography, Book Review

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