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by Ani Margaryan This work (Hovsep Pushman (1877-1966, Armenian-American artist), ”Armenian Girl," early 20th c., oil on board, signed upper right corner, titled verso, presented in a period beech frame, H.- 11 in., W.- 8 1/2 in.; framed H.- 13 in., W.- 10 5/8 in., D.- 7/8 in., private collection, sold in the year 2020, November (the first picture)) is incredibly significant from the perspective of the traditional Armenian garments depictions in the history of Armenian oil painting in the early 1900s, and secondly, not less important in terms of visualization of Armenian themes in the works of Diaspora artists, particularly

Stuffed with grass, perhaps as an insulator or an early shoe tree, the 5,500-year-old moccasin-like shoe was found exceptionally well preserved—thanks to a surfeit of sheep dung—during a recent dig in an Armenian cave.About as big as a current women's size seven (U.S.), the shoe was likely tailor-made for the right foot of its owner, who could have been a man or a woman—not enough is known about Armenian feet of the era to say for sure.Radiocarbon dated to about 3500 B.C., during Armenia's Copper Age, the prehistoric shoe is compressed in the heel and toe area, likely due to

What little rain that falls on a gravelly desert in western China's Tarim Basin evaporates as it hits the blistering turf. Here, in this arid wasteland, lie the ancient remains of people who made one of the biggest fashion splashes of all time.Herders and horse riders buried their dead in the Tarim Basin's Yanghai graveyard pioneered pants making between 3,200 and 3,000 years ago. Their deft combination of weaving techniques and decorative patterns — displaying influences from societies across Eurasia — yielded a pair of stylish yet durable trousers now recognized as the oldest such garment known in the world

An Armenian refugee Pilibos Kazanjian who settled in the United States after the Armenian Genocide of 1895, wove an exquisite rug dedicated to the 1932 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. A photograph of him and this rug appeared in the Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles Herald, and Fresno’s Mshag newspaper. At the top of the rug are the population of Los Angeles and the name of the city, which was founded 151 years earlier. The dates 1892-1932 refer to the Olympic games, whose modern iterations began in 1892. In 1932, the tenth modern Olympics were hosted by Los Angeles.

by Ani Margaryan The items in the Baghdasarian-Melkissetian collection once belonged to Lena Baghdasarian-Melkissetian’s grandmother, Lioni Nalbantian, are of great interest to the art researchers.  It is known, that Lena Baghdasarian was married in Ayntab to Simon Nalbantian who was a farrier. They immigrated from Ayntab to Aleppo at the beginning of the 20th century (before the Armenian Genocide) and later, in 1972, they moved to Lebanon. The collection is currently in the possession of Lena Baghdasarian-Melkissetian in Lebanon. Among the collection as a part of her dowry, there was the current open front robe, made of black silk. According to the

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