THE ARDENT ENTHUSIAST
Antique Beads - Rare Gems - Old Carpets and Textiles - Travel Photography
I’ll be heading to the US next week, and one of the things I’m looking forward to is attending the Oregon Country Fair. It’s one of the biggest craft shows in...
This is the first Dale Enzenbacher Dragon Belt Buckle. I met Dale at the World Science Fiction Convention in Toronto, 1973. I was coming from Kashmir, India where I had just spent the...
This Lakhai Uzbek suwari [Shield] is one of the best pieces in my collection. I bought it in Kabul, Afghanistan from Abdul Noor-Sher in 1974 and I’ve had it on display...
Here are three more pieces of Kohistani embroidery from my collection. The square piece I bought in Kabul in 1974 and it was probably used to cover flat bread and keep...
Rather than try to provide the context of this small exhibit, I’ll let this article by Tom Bol explain it for me. The article can also be found at Asian Art. ********************************************** The Weavers of...
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