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Intimate lecture by Alex Kerr focuses on Tibetan textiles

Intimate lecture by Alex Kerr focuses on Tibetan textiles

The Thai Textile Society presents a lecture, “Tibetan Textiles”, conducted by Alex Kerr at his residence at City Lake Tower, Sukhumvit 16, on Saturday at 10am.

A Tibetan textile that will be on display. photo courtesy of Thai Textile Society

The Tibetan cultural sphere ran from Mongolia through Tibet down to Bhutan. Tibetan textiles cover a wide range, including robes, sacred textiles and rugs made of materials such as wool, cotton and silk woven on Tibetan looms.

Additionally, textiles were also often imported from China and India while other textiles were cut up and…

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