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QUALIFICATIONS
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1992 |
onwards... Professional Oriental Rug Repairer with regular visits to Turkey and Iran to study with rug restorers and purchase wools, cottons and silks.
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1977 |
Certificate in Handloom Weaving, Nelson Polytechnic.
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1970 |
BA in Anthropology, Victoria University of Wellington. |
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IN THE MEDIA
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2018 |
TV documentary, Choice Nov 26, "The Kiwi, The Knight and The Qashqai". This documentary about Anna is available on Choice On Demand until November 2019. Film is by http://www.acproductions.co.nz/
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2018 |
Sunday Star Times and Stuff Nov 25, by Phil Quinn, "Cameras Under Hijabs" |
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2018 |
Stuff Nov 25, "The thread tying a Kiwi and a nomadic Iranian tribe together" |
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2018 |
NZ Listener Nov 24, "The dying art of the Qashqai" (about documentary on Anna) |
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2018 |
NZ Listener Nov 17, "The Kiwi and the Qashqai" (Anna in Iran) |
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2018 |
RNZ Nine to Noon Oct 30, radio interview with Kathryn Ryan |
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2015 |
Stuff video and article, Anna's work as a self-employed carpet repairer |
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2014 |
RNZ Spectrum, radio interview with Jack Perkins |
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2013 |
Stuff article, "Iran welcomes lonely Kiwi rug repairer" (first published in the Dominion Post, in 2008) |
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2011 |
RNZ Nights, Feb 9, radio interview about the oriental rug world |
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2004 |
Between 1993 - 2004 various radio interviews, newspaper and magazine articles, including NZ House and Garden. (Most links to these earlier media items have long expired!) |
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Since starting my business last century, l have regularly done repair and restoration work for Wellington carpet importer Richard Pointon.
LIke me he is passionate about rugs!
I highly recommend a visit to his warehouse and website
www.richardpointon.co.nz |
