Part 2 — Index

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A Abrashes in design, 341 Acid for bleaching, 39 Advice to buyers, 43 Afghan rugs, see Khiva Bokhara, 278 Afghanistan, 341 Age of rugs, how told, 36, 332 Age of weaving art, 17 Aging of rugs artificially, 39 Ak Hissar (city), 341 Ak Hissar rugs (description), 232 Ak Hissar rugs (illustration), 232 Alcohol in design, 64 Alligator in design, see Kulah border design, 116 Almond in design, see Pear, 123 Altman collection of rugs, 38 Altman prayer rug (illustration), 336 Alum used in dyeing, 76 Amber beads for testing dyes, 79 Ames collection of rugs, 27, 38 Anatolia (country), 217 Anatolian Ghileems (description), 312 Anatolian rugs, 50, 52, 323, 325 Anatolian rugs (description), 234 Anatolian rugs (illustration), 60 Angora (province and city), 341 Angular hook in design, 101 Aniline dyes, 27, 40, 44, 77, 78, 170 Aniline dyes, effect on the wool, 78 Aniline dyes, how detected, 44, 45, 47, 79, 80 Aniline dyes in the Orient, 77, 78 Aniline dyed rugs, 218 Animals in design, 99 Anthemion design, 102 Antique rugs, 35, 36, 37, 38, 331, 332 Antique rugs, Cost of, 26, 39 Antique rugs, Craze for, 35 Antique rugs, Exhibition of, 331 Antique rugs, how told, 35, 47 Antique rug, What constitutes an, 35, 36, 47 Apple in design, see Silibik, 131 Arabic figures and letters in design, 100 Ardebil (town), 341 Ardebil mosque carpet, 26, 37, 333 Ardebil mosque carpet (description), 333 Ardebil mosque carpet (illustration), 330 Ardelan (province), 171 Armenia, 218, 342 Armenians, 56, 217, 218 Artificial aging, 39 Asia Minor, 342 Askabad, 342 Auctions, 31, 32 Austria, Antiques in, 37 Austrian royal hunting carpet, 335 Azerbijan (province), 171 B Backs of rugs (characteristic), 153 Bagdad (province and city), 343 Baker hunting rug (description), 337 Baker hunting rug (illustration), 338 Bakhshis (village), 343 Bakhshis rugs (description), 173 Baku (province and city), 343 Baku rugs, 150 Baku rugs (characteristics), 150 Baku rugs (description), 261 Baku rugs (illustration), 262 Bale, Rugs bought by the, 31, 32 Ball and claw design, 102 Ballard collection of rugs, 38 Barber pole stripe design, 102 Basket in design, 102 Bat in design, 103 Bath rooms, Rugs suitable for, 51 Bath rugs, 325 Bavaria, Antiques in, 37 Beads in design, 103 Beating of rugs, 63 Bed rooms, Rugs suitable for, 51 Bee in design, 103 Beetle in design, 103 Beets used in making dyes, 82 Beluchistan (country), 295, 343 Beluchistan rugs, 50, 51, 52, 70, 106, 326 Beluchistan rugs (characteristics), 151, 295 Beluchistan rugs (description), 296 Beluchistan rugs (illustration), 296 Bergama rugs, 38, 52, 105, 323 Bergama rugs (characteristics), 150 Bergama rugs (description), 235 Bergama rugs (illustration), 46, 236 Berlin, Antiques in, 37 Berlin dragon and phœnix rug (illustration), 332 Beshir Bokhara rugs (description), 280 Beshir Bokhara rugs (illustration), 274, 280 Bibliography, 359 Bijar (town), 343 Bijar rugs, 51 Bijar rugs (characteristics), 148 Bijar rugs (description), 185 Bijar rugs (illustration), 186, 328 Black (color), 76, 77, 80, 83 Blue (color), 80, 82 Boar in design, 104 Bokhara (city), 343 Bokhara, Beshir (description), 280 Bokhara, Beshir (illustration), 274, 280 Bokhara, Camel Bag Half (illustration), 162 Bokhara, Emir of (illustration), 134 Bokhara, Khiva, 50, 51, 52, 327 Bokhara, Khiva (characteristics), 151 Bokhara, Khiva (description), 278 Bokhara, Khiva (illustration), 278 Bokhara, Tekke, 51 Bokhara, Tekke (characteristics), 151 Bokhara, Tekke (description), 281 Bokhara, Tekke (illustration), 282 Bokhara, Yomud, 50, 51, 105, 327 Bokhara, Yomud (characteristics), 151 Bokhara, Yomud (description), 285 Bokhara, Yomud (illustration), 286 Boquet in design, see Pear, 123 Boston hunting rug, 26, 335 Boston hunting rug (illustration), 334 Bow knot in design, 104 Brazil wood used in dyeing, 82 Brown (color), 76, 77, 83 Brushing rugs, 164 Buckthorn used in dyeing, 83 Budapest, Antiques in, 37 Butterfly in design, 104, 304 Buyers, Advice to, 43 Buying rugs by the bale, 31, 32 C Camels' hair, 70, 77 Campeachy wood used in dyeing, 82 Canopy in design, 105 Care of rugs, 63 Carmine (color), 81 Cashmere goat, 70 Cashmere rug, see Shemaka, 263 Catechu used in dyeing, 83 Caucasia, 253, 344 Caucasian design, 98 Caucasian border design, 105 Caucasian classification, 165, 253 Caucasian rugs (characteristics), 253, 254 Change in design, 36 Characteristics of different rugs, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151 Chart of distinguishing features, 156 Checker board in design, 105 Chemically treated rugs, 39 Chichi rugs (see Tchetchen), 260 Chichi border design, 105 Children as weavers, 55, 56, 57 Chinese Cloud band design, see Cloud, 105 Chinese colors, 306, 307 Chinese designs, 98, 303, 304, 305 Chinese fret, 105, 304 Chinese materials, 305 Chinese rugs, 106, 112, 301 Chinese rugs (characteristics), 154 Chinese rugs, Classification of, 302, 303 Chinese rugs (description), 303, 304 Chinese rugs, Growing scarcity of, 301 Chinese rugs (illustrations), 300, 306, 318 Chinese rugs, Increased value of, 301 Chinese rugs of the 16th and 17th centuries, 306 Chinese rugs, Weave of, 154 Chinese weavers, 18, 303 Chinese weaving, 154, 305 Circle of happiness in design, 106, 304 Circle in design, 106 Clark collection of rugs, 27, 38 Classification of rugs according to intended use, 321 Classification of rugs, Caucasian, 165, 253 Classification of rugs, Chinese 302 Classification of rugs, General 161 Classification of rugs, Geographical, 162 Classification of rugs, Persian, 163, 169 Classification of rugs, Turkish, 164, 217 Classification of rugs, Turkoman, 165, 277 Claw and Ball in design, see Ball and Claw, 102 Cleaning of rugs, 63, 64, 65 Cloud band in design,—see Cloud, Chinese, 106 Coat of arms, Chinese (illustration), 301 Coat of arms, Persian, 107 Coat of arms, Persian (illustration), 169 Coat of arms, Russian, 107 Coat of arms, Russian (illustration), 253 Coat of arms, Turkish, 107 Coat of arms, Turkish (illustration), 217 Cochineal used in dyeing, 81 Cock in design, see Rooster, 127 Coffee grounds used for aging rugs, 39 Collection of Rugs, American, 27, 37, 38 Colors, Fast, 40 Colors, Harmony of, 48 Colors of different nations, 79 Colors employed in Chinese rugs, 306, 307 Comb in design, 108 Commercial methods of rug making, 77 Compass in design, 108 Compressed air for cleaning rugs, 65 Conch shell in design, 108 Cone in design, see Pear, 123 Contagious diseases in the Orient, 56, 57 Constantinople, 217 Convenience of Oriental rugs, 28 Cornucopia in design, 108 Cost of Oriental rugs, 25, 26, 27, 174 Cotton employed in making rugs, 71 Crab in design, 108 Crane in design, 108 Crescent in design, 109 Crimson (color), 82 Crocodile in design, 109 Crooked rugs, 44, 46, 87 Cross, Greek, in design, 109 Crow in design, 110 Crown jewel in design, see Pear, 123 Curling of rugs, 66 Custom house statistics, 20 Cypress tree, see Tree, 136, 137 Cyrus (ancient ruler), 344 D Daghestan (district), 344 Daghestan rugs, 50, 51, 112, 138 Daghestan rugs (characteristics), 150 Daghestan rugs (description), 254 Daghestan rugs (illustrations), 84, 254, 256, 292 Daghestan rugs, Weave of, 154 Dates in design, 100 David's shield in design, see Star, six pointed, 132 Davis collection of rugs, 38 Dealers and auctions, 31 Dealers, Foreign, 31, 43 Dealers' profits, 25, 32 Dealers, Reliable, 43 Decoration of rooms, 48 Deer in design, 110 Demirdji (city), 344 Den, Rugs suitable for a, 51 Department stores, 43 Derbend (city), 344 Derbend rugs (characteristics), 150 Derbend rugs (description), 257 Designs, Animals in, 99 Designs, Caucasian, 98 Designs, Change in, 36, 97 Designs, Chinese, 98, 303, 304, 305 Designs, Dates in, 100 Designs, European, 98 Designs, Floral, 98 Designs, Geometrical, 99 Designs, Humans in, 99 Designs, Indian, 98 Designs, Inscriptions in, 100 Designs, Names in, 100 Designs, Persian, 98, 169 Designs, Symbolism of, 99 Designs, Transmission of, 97 Designs, Tribal or family, 97 Designs, Turkish, 98 Designs, Turkoman, 98 Diamond in design, 110 Diaper design, see Lattice design, 117 Dining room, Rugs suitable for, 51 Disc, Winged, in design, see winged globe, 139 Disinfection of rugs, 57, 58 Distinguishing features of rugs (chart), 156 Doctored rugs, 39, 40 Doctoring rugs, Method of, 39, 40, 47 Domestic rugs, 43 Dog in design, 110 Dove in design, 111 Dowry rugs, 324 Dragon in design, 111, 305 Dragon and Phœnix rug (illustration), 332 Duck in design, 111 Durability of Oriental rugs, 87 Dust in rugs, 46, 59 Dutch rooms, Rugs suitable for, 49 Duty on rugs, 26 Dye pots (illustration), 80 Dye stuff, 75 Dyeing, Method of, 76 Dyeing of wool, 72 Dyeing, Secrets of, 75 Dyes and Dyers, 73 Dyes, Aniline, 40, 44, 170 Dyes, Fading of aniline, 76, 80 Dyes, Testing of, 40, 44, 46, 47 Dyes, vegetable 40, 44, 75, 76, 78 E Eagle in design, 111 Eastern rug markets, 31 East India rug (illustration), 334 Egg in design, 111 Egyptian carpets, 18 Elephant in design, 111 England, Antiques in, 37 European designs, 98 Exhibitions of Oriental rugs, 331, 332 Exorbitant prices for rugs, 26, 27 F Factories, Rug, 55, 57, 170, 217 Fading of rugs, 76 Famous rugs, 331 Farsistan (province), 171 Fast colors, 40 Favorite colors of different nations, 79 Feather in design, see Pear, 123 Felt rugs, 318 Feraghan (district), 345 Feraghan design, see Herati design, 114 Feraghan rugs, 49, 50, 51 Feraghan rugs (characteristics), 149 Feraghan rugs (description), 190 Feraghan rugs (illustration), 114, 190 Figures in design, 100 Fir cone in design, see Pear, 123 Fish in design, 111 Fish bone in design, 112 Flame in design, see Pear, 123 Floor coverings, 327 Floral designs, 98 Flower of Henna in design, see Guli Henna, 113 Flower and Knop design, see Knop and Flower, 215 Fly in design, 112 Folding of rugs, 65 Foreign rug dealers, 31 Four flower design, see Roses, Four, 128 Four roses in design, see Roses, Four, 128 France, Antiques in, 37 Fret, Chinese or Greek, see Chinese fret, 105, 304 Frick collection of rugs, 27, 38 G Gall nuts used in dyeing, 83, 84 Galley in design, 112 Ganga (city), 345 Genghis (tribe), 345 Genghis rugs, 50, 166 Genghis rugs (characteristics), 150 Genghis rugs (description), 267 Genghis rugs (illustration), 268 Geometrical designs, 99 Georgian border design, 112 Germany, Antiques in, 37 Ghileems, 311 Ghileems (description), 311 Ghileems, Anatolian, 312 Ghileems, Kurdish (characteristics), 154 Ghileems, Kurdish (description), 314 Ghileems, Kurdish (illustration), 314, 316 Ghileems, Kurdish, Weave of, 154 Ghileems, Merve (characteristic), 154 Ghileems, Merve (description), 315 Ghileems Merve (illustration), 316 Ghileems, Merve, Weave of, 154 Ghileems, Senna, 52 Ghileems, Senna (description), 312 Ghileems, Senna (illustration), 312 Ghileems, Shirvan (description), 314 Ghiordes border stripe, 113 Ghiordes knot, 169 Ghiordes rugs, 38, 52, 113, 117, 323 Ghiordes rugs (characteristics), 149 Ghiordes rugs (description), 238 Ghiordes rugs (illustration), 66, 238 Glossary, 341 Glycerine used in rugs, 39 Goats' hair, 70 Gorevan rugs, 120, 327 Gorevan rugs (description), 175 Gorevan rugs (illustration), 176 Gourd in design, 113 Grape juice used in dyeing, 84 Grave rugs, 324 Gray (color), 84 Greek cross in design, see Cross, Greek, 109 Greek fret, see Chinese fret, 105, 304 Greek key, see Chinese fret, 105, 304 Greek meander in design, see Meander, Greek, 119 Green (color), 79, 80, 83, 218 Guli Henna design, 113 H Hair used in rugs, 305 Hall, Rugs suitable for, 50 Hamadan (city), 345 Hamadan rugs, 50, 70, 120, 327 Hamadan rugs (characteristics), 149 Hamadan rugs (description), 192 Hamadan rugs (illustration), 110, 192 Hand in design, see coat of arms, Turkish, also Pear, 107, 123 Hanging rugs, 63, 64 Hangings, 328 Hardjli Rugs, 283 Harmony of colors, 48 Havemeyer collection of rugs, 27 Hearth rugs, 323 Heliotrope (color), 84 Henna flower in design, see Guli Henna design, 113 Herat (city), 346 Herat rugs, 114, 125 Herat rugs (characteristics), 149 Herat rugs (description), 206 Herati design, 114 Herez (district), 346 Herez rugs, 51 Herez rugs (characteristics), 148 Herez rugs (description), 173 Herez rugs (illustration), 172 Hexagon in design, 115 Hog in design, 115 Holy carpet, Yerkes, 27 Hom in design, see Anthemion, 102 Home looms, 56 Hook, Angular, see Angular hook, 101 Hook, Latch, see Angular hook, 101 Horse shoe in design, 115 Hound in design, 115 Hour glass in design, 115 Human beings in design, 99 Hygiene of Oriental rugs, 28 I Identification of rugs, 147 Importation of Oriental rugs, 20, 217 Indian designs, 98 Indian fish bone design, see Fish bone, 112 Indian hunting rug, 26, 335 Indian rugs, 162 Indigo used in dyeing, 82, 84 Inscriptions in design, 100 Inspecting rugs at Ispahan (illustration), 170 Introduction, 17 Irak Ajemi (province), 171 Iron filings used in dyeing, 83 Ispahan (city), 346 Ispahan rugs, 50, 51, 332, 333 Ispahan rugs (description), 194 Ispahan rugs (illustration), 194 Ivy berries used in dyeing, 82 J Jewel in design, see Pear, 123 Jones, Mr. Quill, 36 Joshaghan (district), 346 Jug in design, 115 K Kabistan rugs, 50, 51, 128, 135 Kabistan rugs (description), 258 Kabistan rugs (illustration), 258 Karabagh (province), 347 Karabagh rugs, 50, 126 Karabagh rugs (characteristics), 126 Karabagh rugs (description), 269 Karabagh rugs (illustration), 270 Kara Dagh (mountains), 347 Kara Dagh rugs (characteristics), 148 Kara Dagh rugs (description), 178 Karaman (town), 347 Karaman rugs (description), 223 Kashan city, 347 Kashan rugs (description), 180 Kashan rugs (illustration), 180 Kashgar rugs (characteristics), 152 Kashgar rugs (description), 287 Kazak rugs, 50, 51, 108, 122, 126, 135, 138, 154, 327 Kazak rugs (characteristics), 150, 154 Kazak rugs (description), 272 Kazak rugs (illustration), 94, 144, 272 Kazak rugs, Weave of, 154 Kermanshah (city), 347 Kermanshah rugs 50, 327 Kermanshah rugs (characteristics), 148 Kermanshah rugs (description), 186 Kermanshah rugs (illustration), 118 Kermes used in dyeing, 81 Key, Greek, see Chinese fret, 105, 304 Khilims, see Ghileems, 311 Khiva (principality), 348 Kiva Bokhara rugs, 50, 51, 327 Khiva Bokhara rugs (characteristics), 151 Khiva Bokhara rugs (description), 278 Khiva Bokhara rugs (illustration), 120, 278 Khorasan (province), 172, 348 Khorasan rugs, 50, 78, 114, 120, 125, 153, 327 Khorasan rugs (characteristics), 149 Khorasan rugs (description), 207 Khorasan rugs (illustration), 32 Khorasan rugs, Weave of, 153 Kilims, see Ghileems, 311 Kirman (city and province), 172, 348 Kirman rugs, 49, 104, 120, 327 Kirman rugs (characteristics), 149 Kirman rugs (description), 211 Kirman rugs (illustrations), 210, 212 Kir Shehr (town), 348 Kir Shehr rugs (characteristics), 149 Kir Shehr rugs (description), 220 Kir Shehr rugs (illustration), 130, 220, 222 Kis Ghileem, 313, 324 Knop and flower design, 115 Knot in design, 104, 116 Knot of destiny design, 116 Knot, Persian or Senna, 91, 93, 169 Knot, Turkish or Ghiordes, 91, 93, 169 Knots used in weaving (illustration), 90 Konieh (city), 348 Konieh field design, see Rhodian, 126 Konieh rugs, 117, 127 Konieh rugs (description), 225 Konieh rugs (illustration), 138, 224 Koran, 99, 100, 116 Kulah border design, 150 Kulah (city), 349 Kulah rugs, 38, 52, 323 Kulah rugs (characteristics), 150 Kulah rugs (description), 239 Kulah rugs (illustrated), 216, 240 Kurdish ghileems, 314 Kurdish ghileems (illustration), 314, 316 Kurdish ghileems, Weave of, 154 Kurdish guard (illustration), 124 Kurdish weavers, 219 Kurdistan (country), 349 Kurdistan rugs, 51, 327 Kurdistan rugs (characteristics), 149 Kurdistan rugs (description), 212 Kurdistan rugs (illustration), 214 Kurds, 78 Kurk, 70 L Ladik rugs, 50, 52, 117, 127 Ladik rugs (characteristics), 150 Ladik rugs (description), 228 Ladik rugs (illustration), 74, 228 Laodicea (village), 349 Large patterns in rugs, 49 Laristan (province), 349 Latch hook in design, see angular hook, 101 Lattice design, 117 Lavender (color), 84 Law against use of aniline dyes, 77 Leaf in design, see Pear, 123 Leopard in design, 117 Lemon juice used on rugs, 39 Library, Rugs suitable for, 51 Lily in design, see Rhodian, 126 Lime used on rugs, 76 Link in design, 118 Lion in design, 118 Living room, Rugs suitable for, 50 Loftus collection of rugs, 38 Logwood used in dyeing, 84 London, Antiques in, 37 Long rugs, 49 Loom, Eastern, 89 Loom, Persian (illustration), 92 Looms in homes, 56 Loom, Turkish (illustration), 88 Loop in design, see Pear, 123 Lotus in design, 118 M Madder used in dyeing, 81, 83, 84 Maden rug (description), 227 Maden rug (illustration), 226 Magpie in design, 119 Mahal rugs, 50 Mahal rugs (description), 201 Mahal rugs (illustration), 202 Mahogany furniture, Rugs suitable with, 52 Makri rugs (description), 245 Makri rugs (illustration), 246 Maksoud, 37 Marquand sale of antique rugs, 26 Material of rugs, 45, 69 Material of Chinese rugs, 305 Materials, Testing, 45 Meander, Greek, in design, 119 Mecca rugs, 325 Medallion in design, 120 Meles rugs, 50, 52 Meles rugs (characteristics), 150 Meles rugs (description), 242 Meles rugs (illustrations), 242, 244 Merchant, Persian rug (illustration), 38 Merve ghileem (characteristic), 154 Merve ghileem (description), 315 Merve ghileem (illustration), 316 Merve ghileem, weave of, 154 Meshed (city), 350 Meshed rugs (characteristics), 149 Meshed rugs (description), 209 Meshed rugs (illustration), 22 Metropolitan animal rug (illustration), 26 Metropolitan exhibition of antiques, 37, 331 Mihrab, 121 Milassa (town), 350 Mina Khani design, 120 Mina Khani design (illustrated), 214 Mir design, 120 Mirror design, see Lattice design, 117 Mission rooms, Rugs suitable for, 49, 51 Mohair, 70 Mohammedan calendar, 100, 101 Monkey in design, 121 Mordants used in dyeing, 76 Morgan collection of rugs, 27, 38 Mosque design, 121, 317 Mosque rugs, 325 Mosul (city), 350 Mosul rugs, 38, 50, 51, 52, 70 Mosul rugs (characteristics), 150 Mosul rugs (description), 247 Mosul rugs (illustrated), 248 Mountains in design, 121 Mulberry fungus used in dyeing, 83 Mujur rugs (description), 227 N Names of weavers in design, 100 Names of rugs, how derived, 161, 162 Nap, Direction of the, 93 Network in design, see Lattice design, 117 Niche, Prayer, 121 Niche, Prayer (illustrated), 322 Niris rugs (characteristics), 149 Niris rugs (description), 202 Niris rugs (illustration), 204 Nomad rugs, 52 Nomads, 78 Nomenclature of rugs, 162 Numerals in design, 100 O Octagon in design, 122 Odor in rugs, 71 Onion skins used in dyeing, 82 Orange (color), 80, 83 Oriental rugs, Characteristics of, 43 Oriental shrewdness, 31 Oriental versus domestic rugs, 27 Oushak (city), 350 Oushak rugs (description), 222 Owl in design, 122 Ox in design, 122 Oxalic acid used for doctoring rugs, 39 P Paint used on rugs, 39 Palace design, 122 Palace design (illustrated), 272 Palm in design, see Pear, 123 Palmette design, 122 Palm tree, see Tree, 136, 137 Panel in design, 123, 323 Paraffin used on rugs, 39 Paris, Antiques in, 37 Parrot in design, 123 Pay of weavers, 55, 170 Payne collection of rugs, 27 Peacock in design, 123 Pear in design, 115, 123, 124, 125 Pearl in design, 125 Pease collection of rugs, 38 Pekin rugs, 303 Pendants, Hanging, 323 Peony in design, 125 Pergamon (country), 351 Persia, 351 Persian berries used in dyeing, 83 Persian coat of arms, see Coat of arms, Persian, 107 Persian classification, 162 Persian designs, 98, 169 Persian dye pots (illustration), 80 Persian knot, 169 Persian rug provinces, 171 Persian village (illustration), 80 Persian weavers, 169, 170 Phœnix in design, 125 Piaster (coin), 351 Pile of a rug, 44, 91, 92 Pillow cases, 325 Pineapple in design, 125 Pine tree in design, 125 Pink (color), 82 Poems in design, 100 Polanaise rugs, 332 Pole medallion in design, see Medallion, 120 Polish rugs, 332 Pomegranate in design, 125 Powder bag (illustration), 324 Prayers of Mohammedans, 100 Prayer niches (illustration), 322 Prayer rugs, 321 Prayer rugs, Classification of 152 Profits on rugs, 25 Purple (color), 84 R Ram in design, 126 Reception hall, Rugs suitable for, 50 Reception room, Rugs suitable for, 50 Reciprocal saw teeth in design, 126 Reciprocal trefoil in design, 126 Red (color), 76, 80, 81, 82 Reliable rug dealers, 43 Rhodian design, 126 Rhomboid in design, 127 Ribbon in design, 127 Rice in design, 127 River loop in design, see Pear, 123 Room decorations, 48 Rooms, Rugs suitable for certain, 48 Rooster in design, 127 Rosary, Mohammedan, see Beads, 103 Rose (color), 81 Roses Four, in design, 128 Rosette in design, 128 Rothschild collection of rugs, 37 Rug exhibitions, 331 Rug factories in the Orient, 55, 57, 170, 217 Rug nomenclature, 162 Runners, 328 Russia, Antiques in, 37 Russia, coat of arms, see Coat of arms, Russian, 107 S Saddlebags, 52, 326 Saddle bag (illustrated), 324, 326 Saddlecloth, 327 Saddle cloth (illustrated), 324 Salmon (color), 84 Samarkand (province and city), 351 Samarkand rugs, 106, 116, 134 Samarkand rugs (characteristics), 151 Samarkand rugs (description), 289 Samarkand rugs (illustration), 290 Samarkand, Street in (illustration), 288 Sample corners, 326 Sample corner (illustration), 328 Saraband border design, see Mir design, 120 Saraband dance, 164 Saraband rugs, 50, 51, 125, 154, 327 Saraband rugs (characteristics), 149 Saraband rugs (description), 197 Saraband rugs (illustration), 198 Saraband, Weave of, 154 Sarak rug, see Bijar, 185 Sarakhs (town), 351 Sarawan (district), 351 Sardar design, 129 Saruk (village), 352 Saruk rug, 49, 50, 112, 152, 153 Saruk rugs (characteristics), 149 Saruk rugs (description), 200 Saruk rugs (illustration), 40, 166 Saruk rugs, weave of, 153 Saw-teeth, Reciprocal, in design, see Reciprocal, 126 Scarabæus in design, see Beetle 103 Scarlet (color), 81, 82 Sceptre in design, 129 Scorpion in design, 129 Scroll in design, 130 Seals on rugs, 47 Secrets of dyeing, 75 Selection of rugs for rooms, 48 Selvage of rugs, 45 Semi-Persian rug (illustrated), 100 Senna (city), 352 Senna ghileems, 312 Senna ghileems (characteristics), 312 Senna ghileems (description), 312 Senna ghileems (illustration), 312 Senna knot, 169 Senna rugs, 49, 50, 114, 125, 153, 327 Senna rugs (characteristics), 148, 151, 152 Senna rugs (description), 188 Senna rugs (illustration), 188 Senna, Weave of, 153 Serapi rugs (description), 178 Serapi rugs (illustration), 178 Serpent in design, 130 Shah Abbas (ruler), 352 Shah Abbas design, 37, 130 Shawl design, see Pear, 123 Sheen, 39, 63, 92 Sheep's blood used in dyeing, 82 Shemakha (town), 352 Shemakha rugs, 112, 155, 327 Shemakha rugs (characteristic), 155 Shemakha rugs (description), 263 Shemakha rugs (illustrations), 264 Shemakha rugs, Weave of, 155 Shiraz (town), 352 Shiraz rugs, 50, 51, 52, 104, 120, 125, 127, 325, 326 Shiraz rugs (characteristics), 149 Shiraz rugs (description), 204 Shiraz rugs (illustrations), 52, 104, 206, 208 Shirvan (city), 353 Shirvan design, 130 Shirvan rugs, 50, 118, 122, 128, 131, 135, 139 Shirvan rugs (description), 265 Shirvan rugs (illustration), 158 Shirvan ghileems (description), 314 Shirvan ghileems (illustrated), 250 Short rugs, 49 Shortell collection, 38 Shou design, 131, 304, 305 Signet of David in Design, 131 Silibik design, 131 Silk, 71 Silk rugs, 316 Sinclair collection, 38 Sirab (village), 353 Sixteen lucky squares in design, see Knot of destiny, 116 Smyrna (province and city), 353 Smyrna rugs, 327 Smyrna rugs (description), 246 Snake in design, see serpent, 130 Snow for cleaning rugs, 64 Solomon's seal in Design, 131 Souj Bulak (city), 353 Souj Bulak rugs (description), 181 Sparrow in design, 131 Spider in design, see Scorpion, 129 Spinning the wool (illustration), 72 Square in design, 132 Squirrel in design, 132 Stains on rugs, 66 Star in design, 132, 133 Storing rugs, 65 Stork in design, 133 Sultanabad (city), 353 Sultanabad rugs, 327 Sultanabad rugs (characteristics), 149 Sultanabad rugs (description), 201 Sumac used for dyeing, 76 Sumak rugs see Shemakha, 263 Sunburst design, see Palace design, 122, 133 Swan in design, 133 Swastika in design, 133, 134, 304 Symbolism of designs, 99, 303 Symbolic Persian silk rug (illustration), 48, 98 Symmetry of Oriental rugs, 99 T T, forms in design, 134 Tabriz (city), 353 Tabriz rugs, 50, 327 Tabriz rugs (characteristics), 148 Tabriz rugs (description), 182 Tabriz rugs (illustration), 182 Tae-kieh design, 135 Tags and seals on rugs, Purpose of, 47 Talim, 354 Tarantula in design, 135 Tariff on rugs, 20, 25, 26 Tcherkess (province), 354 Tchetchen (tribe), 354 Tchetchen rugs (characteristics), 150 Tchetchen rugs (description), 260 Tchetchen rugs (illustration), 260 Teheran (city), 354 Tekke border design, 135 Tekke field design, 135 Tekke Bokhara rugs, 51, 135 Tekke Bokhara rugs (characteristics), 151 Tekke Bokhara rugs (description), 281 Tekke Bokhara rugs (illustrations), frontispiece, 150, 162, 282, 284 Testing of dyes, 79 Testing of materials, 45 Thibet rugs, 303 Tientsin rugs, 303 Tiflis (city), 354 Toman (coin), 354 Tomoye design, 136 Tortoise in design, 136 Transcaucasia, 253 Transportation charges on rugs, 25 Tree in design, 135, 137 Trefoil in design, see Reciprocal trefoil, 126 Trellis in design (see Lattice), 117 Triangle in design, 137 Tribal or Family designs, 97 Tuberculosis in the Orient, 55, 57 Turkey in Asia, 355 Turkish classification, 164 Turkish coat of arms, 107 Turkish designs, 98 Turkish exportation of rugs, 217 Turkish or Ghiordes knot, 169 Turkish weavers, 217 Turkestan, 277, 354 Turkoman classification, 165 Turkoman designs, 98 Turkoman rugs, 277 Turkoman rugs (characteristics), 277 Turner collection of rugs, 38 Turtle border design, 136 Turtle in design, see tortoise, 136 Twin fish design, see Herati, 114 U Umbrella in design, 138 Urn in design, see Vase, 138 V Valonia used in dyeing, 76, 83, 84 Value of rugs, 25, 32 Vegetable dyes, 40, 44, 75, 76, 78 Vermilion (color), 82 Vestibule, Rugs suitable for, 49 Violet (color), 84 Vulture in design, 138 W Walnut husks used in dyeing, 83 Warp, 45, 92 Washed rugs, 40, 64, 93 Washing, Legitimate, 40 Washing of rugs, 64, 65 Wearing qualities of rugs, 63 Weavers, 55, 87, 89, 91, 170, 217, 218 Weavers, Chinese, 18, 303 Weavers, Diseases among, 55, 56, 57 Weavers, Expert (illustration), 38 Weavers, Kurdish, 219 Weavers, Pay of, 55, 88, 89, 90, 170 Weavers, Persian, 18, 91, 169 Weavers, Turkish, 217 Weavers, Turkoman, 91 Weavers, Youthful, 55, 57 Weavers, Youthful (illustration), 90 Weaving, Age of, 17 Weaving, Biblical reference to, 17 Weaving, Chinese, 305 Weaving, Methods of, 89, 90, 91 Wedding rugs, 324 Weight of rugs, 44 Widener collection of rugs, 38 Williams collection of rugs, 38 Willow tree in design, see Tree, 136 Wine glass border design, 138 Winged globe in design, 139 Wolf in design, 139 Woof, 92 Wool, 69 Wool, Preparation of, 71 Y Y form in design, 139 Yak rugs, 305 Yang and Yin design (see Tae-kieh), 135 Yarkand (city), 355 Yarkand rugs (characteristics), 151 Yarkand rugs (description), 288 Yellow (color), 76, 80, 83 Yerkes collection of rugs, 37 Yezd (city), 355 Yomud (tribe), 355 Yomud Bokhara rugs, 50, 51, 105, 327 Yomud Bokhara rugs (characteristics), 151 Yomud Bokhara rugs (description), 285 Yomud Bokhara rugs (illustration), 286 Yuruk, 355 Yuruk rugs, 50 Yuruk rugs (characteristics), 150 Yuruk rugs (description), 231 Yuruk rugs (illustration), 230 Z Zanjan (town), 355 Zigzag design, see Meander, Greek, 119

THE RUG CARAVAN

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