Index

Afghan rugs, 82 " " , modern, mineral dyes in, 83 Anatolian rugs, 73 " , commercial term, 73 " mats, 73, 74 Angles, mystery of, 2 " , use of, 62 Angular ornamentation, 96, 121 Antique carpets, 94 " rugs, not to be had, 6 " " , term abused, 43 " " , tones of imitated, 81 " " , valuable for design, 44 Arabian digits illustrated, 124 “Arabic figures,” miscalled, 124 Arabic language, 122 " " , catholicity of, 122, 123 Armenians, appreciation of, 3 " , as dealers, 113 " hoard Anatolian mats, 74 Auction, arguments for, 107, 108 " , caution in buying at, 133 " , fascination of, 112 " , ways of, 109, 110 Auctioneer, 109, 110 " , powers of, 111-113 Authorities, few available, 4 Babylon, first rugs woven at, 69 Bale, rugs by, 108, 109 Bead-bags, 23 Beluchistan rugs, 83 " " , silkiness of, 54 Bergama rugs, 75 " " , defect of, 76 " " , lavender in, 75 Bokhara camel-bags, 99 " rugs, 80 " " , brown, 81 " " , Yamoud, 82 " saddle-bags, crooked, desirable, 100 Border, Caucasian, Persian, 23 " , classifying rugs, 27, 28 " , crab, 29, 30 " , dotted, Gheordez, 71 " , Koulah, 27, 72 " , Ladik, lily, 25, 72 " , must have end to correspond, 136 " , Rhodian or lily, 25, 72 " , Serabend, 29, 50 " " , in Mousuls, 53 Borders in Khorassan rugs, defective, 49 Camel-bags, 99 " " , crooked, desirable, 100 Camel’s hair in rugs, 131 Cashmere, see Soumac Carpet, 93 " , room should fit, 94 Carpet-bag, 100, 101 Carpets, modern Persian, 94-98 " " Turkish, 97, 98 Caucasian rugs, characteristics of, 62 " " , Persian influence on, 61 " " , varieties of, 16 Chichi rugs, 61, 62 " " , ordinary specimens of, 66 Chinese figures in Melez rugs, 75 " old, rugs, 88, 89 " weaving transferred to Persia, 69 China, first rugs from, 69 Collector encouraged, 76 Colours, brown, to be rejected, 81 " , chemical in carpets, 95 " , dark, of Beluchistans, 83 " , flaming red, of Karabaghs, 64 " , green and yellow, in Bokharas, 82 " , lavender, heliotrope, &c., 75 " , magenta, to be avoided, 75, 87 " of Beluchistans, 83 " " Bergamas, 75 " " Ladiks, 72 " " Gheordez, 70, 71 " , red, of Bokharas, 80, 81 Comb, as symbol, 135 Cossack, like Kazak, 65 Crooked rugs, poetical version of, 21 Daghestan, confusing term, 61, 62 " rugs, 61 " " , term distinguished, 63 Dates on rugs, 124, 127 " " " , Arabian digits for, 124 " " " , formula for reading, 126 " " " , intricate forms of, 125 Dealers, uncommunicative, 2 " , wholesale, 108 Design, checker-board, 75, 76 " , comb, 135 " , Feraghan, 24, 53 " , four roses, 54, 55 (note) " , Koniah, 26, 72 " , lamp, 72 " , mosque, 70 " , no pattern for, 26 " , “palace pattern,” 64 " , “palm-leaf,” “pear,” loop, 50 " , “shawl pattern,” 64 " , “sunburst,” 64 Designs, as trademarks, 26 " , animals for, not on Turkish rugs, 46 " , geometric figures for, 80 " , Kazak, in Killims, 86, 87 " , mosaic-work in, 64, 76, 80 " , palm-leaf, in Mousuls, 53, 54 " , tile, 82 “Dipping” rugs to imitate antique, 81 Donkey-bags, 98 Dyes, aniline, mineral, 35, 36, 38, 134 " " " , test for, 39 " , black, 36 " , brown, 37 " " , imitated, 81 " , green, 37, 50 " , magenta, 36, 49, 87 " , secret in Kurdistan carpets, 96 Edges, should be overcast, 137 Ends, importance of perfect, 136 " , in Khorassan rugs, defective, 49 " , should have corresponding borders, 136 Experts, disagreement of, 56 " , no, 3 Feraghan carpets, 96 " " , small figures of, 97 " rugs, 52 " " , characteristic design of, 29, 52 " " , " " " illustrated, 24 Figures, see Design Fringe of rugs, not for beauty, 135 " " " , trimming of, 136 Geography of carpets and rugs, 79, 80 Gheordez rug, 70, 71 Gorovan carpets, 96 Gulistan carpets, 97 " rugs, 56 Hall rugs, desirable, 45, 93 " " , Persian term for, 44 Hamadan carpets, 98 Holes in rugs, cause of, 133 India carpets, 17 Inscriptions on rugs and carpets, 121 “Iran,” as descriptive term, distinguished, 15 " , a trade term like “Anatolian,” 73 Ispahan rugs, 56 Jewels, mats like, 74 Joshghan rugs, 51, 52 " " , like Ispahans, 57 Kabistan rugs, 63 " " , distinguished from Shirvans, 64 Karabagh rugs, 64 Kazak rugs, 65 " " , plush of, 84 Killims, 86, 87 Khorassan rugs, 49 “Kinari,” Persian term for “hall rugs,” 44 Kirman rugs, 45-48 Kirmanshah carpets, 95 " rugs, trade name for Kirmans, 48 Kiz-Killims, see Killims Knots, kinds of, 25 " , numbers of, 26 Koniah rugs, 71 " " , characteristic design of described, 72 " " , " " " illustrated, 26 Koulah rugs, 71 " " , characteristic border of described, 72 " " , " " " illustrated, 27 Kurdish rugs distinguished from Kurdistans, 55 Kurdistan carpets, 95, 96 " rugs, 55, 56 Kurds, “a band of robbers,” 55 Ladik rugs, 72 " " , characteristic border of described, 72 " " , " " " illustrated, 25 Lamp, Aladdin’s, 71 Lamps like tea-pots in Koulahs, 72 Malgara rugs, 88 “Mats,” Anatolian, 73, 74 " , Beluchistan, 85 “Mecca” rugs, doubtful term, 3 " " , Shiraz, so called, 51 Melez rugs, 74, 75 Mohammedan dating, 125, 126 Moth holes to be looked for in buying rugs, 133 Moths to be guarded against, 140 Mousul rugs, 53 " " , shimmer of, 84 Museums, best rugs in, 6 " , brown Bokharas only in, 81 " , guide-posts to, 73 Mysterious inscriptions, 123 Mystery of the rug, 2 Names of rugs, 8, 9 " " " , commercial, 56 " " " , importance of, 14 " " " , unknown and fanciful, 14 Oushak carpets, 98 Pattern, see Design Persia, inspiration drawn from, 69 “Persian Iran,” ignorant term, 15 Persian, means splendour, 6 Persian rugs, best to buy, 45 " " , order of, 15 Pile, depth of, in Mousuls, 84 Pillow, shown by selvedge, 101 Pillows, Sehna, 101 Prayer rugs, 71 " " , comb in, 135 Rose, conventionalized, 53 " , Oriental origin, 54 " , Persian, 52 Rugs, beating of, 137 " , cheap, uses and value of, 66 " , cleaning of, 137 " , firm, that lie well, desirable, 134 " , folding of, 141 " , holes in, 133 " , hung on wall, criticised, 102, 134 " , moths in, 140 " , much worn, to be avoided, 133 " , neglect of, 141 " , number annually imported, 114, 115, 116 " , painted or doctored, test for, 134 " , retail trade in, 113 " , tricks in selling, 135 " , washing of, 138, 139, 140 " , wholesale dealers in, 114, 117 Russian, types of, in Caucasian rugs, 63, 65 Saddle-bag, 98 " " , shown by selvedge, 101 " " , term confusing, 100 Saddle-cloth, 102 Samarkand rugs, 87 Sarak rugs, 57 Selvedge, cutting of in Beluchistans, 85 " " " " Bergamas, 76 " of Bergamas, 84 " " Beluchistans, 28 " " Bokharas, 82 " " pillows, 101 " " saddle-bags, 101 " " Yamoud Bokharas, 82 " should be trimmed, 135, 136 Sehna rugs, 48, 49 " pillows, 101 Serabend rugs, 50 " " , characteristic border of, 29 " " , " " illustrated, 50 Shiraz donkey-bags, 98 " rugs, 51 " " , defects of, 76 Shirvan donkey-bags, 98 " rugs, 64 " " , distinguished from Kabistan, 64 Silk rugs, antique, 132 " " , modern, to be avoided, 48, 132, 133 Sizes of carpets, 44, 94 " " rugs, 44 " " " , almost square, 82 Smyrna carpets, 97, 98 “Smyrna” carpets, so called, 98 Soumac rugs, 86 “Strips,” or “Stair-rugs,” proper name of, 44 Sultanabad carpets, 97 Tabriz carpets, 95 " rugs, 57 Teheran rugs, 56 Tjoshghan, see Joshghan Tree, cypress, 75 " of Life, 46 Trellis, rose, 53 Turkestan rugs, 79 " " , varieties of, 16 " " , " " , order of, 16 " weaves, like rubies, 70 Turkoman rugs, 79 Tzi-tzi, see Chichi Washing of rugs, essential, 138 " " " , methods of, 139, 140 Weaving, done by women, 22 " , method of, 24, 25 Wholesale dealers, buyers from, 108 Wool, camels’, 131 " from young sheep, desirable, 132 Wool has life, is sentient thing, 138 " , like plush in Kazaks, 84 " , soft and silky, in Beluchistans, 84 Youraghan rugs, 51 Yourdez, see Gheordez Youruck rugs, 65

Footnote:

[1] This ancient four-flowered pattern appears in as many forms as the loop or palm-leaf; but whatever bud or blossom may be modelled by the weaver, the design retains its strong distinctive lines. It is shown on the cover of this volume in one phase, and it appears in different form in the plate of the Beluchistan rug.