HALI NEWSLETTER No. 468

[View this email in your browser]( The Whitehawk Antique Indian and Ethnographic Art Show, which has been a Santa Fe tradition for over 45 years, will take place from 9–12 August at the Santa Fe Convention Center. Bringing together more than 125 of the world’s most knowledgeable experts, visitors will encounter thousands of historic art objects made by Indigenous cultures around the world, presented in vibrant displays. From textiles and pottery to jewellery, basketry, beadwork, woodcarving and more, the show highlights the artistry, imagination and tribal traditions of largely unknown artisans. The event will also feature a special exhibition entitled 'Art of Timeless Beauty, the Navajo Child's Blanket', previously held at the Taos Art Museum, New Mexico, featuring examples of Diné (Navajo) 19th-century child’s blankets. The show explores the evolution of designs, from simple bands and stripes to more elaborate and complex patterns, and the historical context that forced weavers to adapt to a changing world and oppressive conditions. [Find out more.]( Two-thirds of the sixty objects on display in this exhibition, from the Denver Art Museum's permanent collection, have never been shown. It chronicles the activities of the Douglas Family of Evergreen, Colorado—steadfast donors of textiles. Frederic (Eric) H. Douglas (1897–1956) became the inaugural curator of Indian Art at the museum in 1929, driven by a deep appreciation for the art and cultures of indigenous peoples. The exhibition is showing until 5 January 2025. If you are a professional buyer of rugs and carpets, register now for COVER Connect New York! The boutique show for leading high-end rug brands is returning to Manhattan, 14–16 September 2024. Hosted by HALI's sister publication, COVER magazine, the fourth edition of the show will host forty dynamic companies, displaying outstanding contemporary, transitional and traditional rugs. New exhibitors for 2024 include Lila Valadan, Momeni, Bespoke Tibetan Carpets and S&H Rugs. Register now and you'll be in with a chance of winning two free hotel nights during the show. This month for [#RugFactFriday]( we are using the HALI Archive to look in detail at Swedish folk weavings. Certain textile techniques unique to rural communities in Sweden have a long history, and the best pieces stand comparison with the most celebrated traditional textile art elsewhere in Europe. Yet they remain little known outside their locality. In HALI 213, Gunnar Nilsson let us into their secrets. Nilsson's article delves into the five textile techniques devised and utilised by the peasantry in SkÃ¥ne: munkabälte, dukagÃ¥ng, krabbasnÃ¥r, upphämta and trensaflossa. Authentic surviving examples of these are all over 150 years old, sometimes significantly older. They are virtually unknown outside Sweden, but Nilsson argues they match the more well-known flamskväv and röllakan 'in terms of colour, tradition and sheer magnificence'. The author establishes dragdukar as 'the most distinctive of all textiles in SkÃ¥ne' and 'the most prestigious textiles of all for well-to-do peasants seeking to enhance their status'. Covering interior surfaces from the roof almost to the floor, they were 'mostly made in the dukagÃ¥ng technique'. This simple technique uses a limited number of colours, yet 'the effect is mighty and magnificent'. He continues: 'Munkabälte, dukagÃ¥ng and krabbasnÃ¥r are often used in combination with röllakan. These three weaving techniques occur in bench covers and carriage cushions, where at least two methods are often used together, and sometimes all three. There are also plenty of weavings where only one technique has been employed. Trensaflossa differs from the other methods because one only finds examples in small formats such as carriage cushions and seat covers. The other four techniques occur in all formats. Upphämta is mostly found in bed covers, occasionally in carriage cushions, and almost never elsewhere.' The full article can be accessed with a digital subscription to HALI, which occurs automatically with a normal subscription to the magazine, or which can be bought separately. Image: Carriage cushion in trensaflossa, Skytts häräd, SkÃ¥ne, Sweden, dated 1801 and signed MMD. Gunnar Nilsson Collection. [Subscribe to HALI.]( [Get a digital subscription to HALI.]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Website]( [LinkedIn]( Copyright © 2023 Hali Publications, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: HALI Publications 6 Sylvester Path London, Hackney E8 1EN United Kingdom Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Hali Publications Ltd · 6 Sylvester Path · London, England E8 1EN · United Kingdom