Timbuktu to Tibet: Rugs and Textiles of the Hajji Babas

Textile Museum

2320 S Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202.667.0441

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Dupont Circle

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In “Timbuktu to Tibet: Rugs and Textiles of the Hajji Babas,” the tale of people from Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iran, Syria, Tajikistan, Tibet, and Turkey is told through colorful fabrics such as a bridal veil, a bag for transporting salt, rugs, and saddle covers. The Hajji Babas are rug collectors from New York—the name comes from a 19th-century novel about Persia, The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. 2320 S St., NW; 202-667-0441; textilemuseum.org.