Rugs &
Carpets
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Hali Reviews of Exhibitions
Current Exhibition

November 7, 2008
thru
January 10, 2009
open to the public
Monday - Saturday, 9am to 5pm
Location:
Minasian Rug Company
1244 Chicago Avenue,
Evanston, IL 60202
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Click here to view exhibition postcard.
For more information, please call 847.864.1010

This exhibition is a rich sampling of the
multitude of Indonesian cultures and traditions, from indigenous
tribal sarongs, ikats and sacred ritual cloths to the highly stylized
batiks of the Javanese court.

Whether abstract or realistic, each textile
displays woven or applied symbols which bring the power of plants,
animals and supernatural spirits into everyday life. All of these
vintage and antique
textiles were made for personal use by the women who wove them, often
as “bride-wealth” symbols of prestige and accomplishment.


Local Oriental Rug Store
Hosts Course
article from The Daily Northwestern;
ssue date: 11/14/06 Section: City
by Melissa Kreitner
Media Credit: Jane Lim/The Daily Northwestern
photo: Carnig Minasian,
co-owner of
Minasian Rug Company
With their noses
up against 200-year-old Oriental rugs, students in Carnig Minasian's
Oriental rug class are on their hands and knees trying to get a grasp
on the rugs' defining characteristics.
The course, part of Northwestern's School of Continuing Studies, is
held at Minasian Rug Company, 1244 Chicago Ave., a family-owned store
run by brothers Carnig and Armen Minasian.
As an adviser on
the board of The Textile Museum in Washington and a consultant for
Arzu, an Afghani weaving program, Carnig Minasian is an influential
figure in the textile industry.
The store houses 4,000 to 6,000 ancient rugs, making it home to one of
the largest ancient rug collections in the country, Minasian said.
Some of the rugs are used as examples for the class.
Offered as part of a certificate in connoisseurship of fine and
decorative art, the five-week course is meant to teach the students to
analyze the differences among rugs. The technique is useful for
antique dealers and people in similar professions, Minasian said.
The six students this term come from various backgrounds, including
social work and law. Some students said they were former customers
while others said they simply are interested in the subject.
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April 2008 - 21 June 2008
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BEAUTY: The Allure of Antique Shawls
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16 November 2007 - 26 January 2008
SILK ROAD DISCOVERIES:
A Journey in Ethnographic Textiles
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