Seeking information on Bessarabian carpets (Moldovan and Ukrainian)

[Natasha Randall]

Dear SEELANGers,

An independent scholar, Aaron Nejad, is writing a book about  
Bessarabian carpets and is having a hard time getting Russian and  
Ukrainian museums to give him access to their archives. I thought  
perhaps there might be some helpful professors in textile history in  
Russia/Ukraine/Moldova to whom he could speak and get a sense of  
which carpets are where... and how to apply to see them. As far as I  
know there isn't any proper catalogue or book of these carpets and  
their relevance, so Mr. Nejad is forging a new path here.

Any help in locating textiles historians or folk historians who might  
know about old carpets (Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan) would be most  
appreciated. Indeed - if you know how one goes about getting access  
to museum archives, do advise.

Please reply off-list to me: nsrandall at earthlink.net

Thanks,
Natasha Randall


On 21 Jan 2009, at 16:55, Peirce, Gina M wrote:

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