Objects from South Asia at New York Historical Society show ‘Woven Splendor'

Dozens of dazzling rugs and textiles are the centerpiece of Woven Splendor from Tim buktu to Tibet: Exotic Rugs and Textiles from New York Collectors, a New-York Historical Society exhibition examining the history of the Oriental rug in New York and the story of the Hajji Baba Club-the nation's oldest and most prestigious rug collecting club.

The exhibition opened April 11, and runs through August 17, 2008.

If South India is known for its Chola Bronzes, East India for Balucharis cand Kalighat pats, then the Higher Himalayas are famed for its tankas and carpets. Therefore it will seem as no surprise to a South Asian visitor to be greeted a leaping tiger rug from Tibet at the ‘Woven Splendor' show.

But there are other objects from South Asia that one is pleasantly surprised to discover, including objects from Baluchistan (prayer rugs and bags) and a silk double-ikat from Gujarat.

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