Chapter IV: Part II: XII. General Classification 161

How they receive their names; trade names; geographical
classification of all rugs.

XIII. PERSIAN CLASSIFICATION 169

Persian characteristics; the knot; the weavers; factories
in Persia; Persian rug provinces; description
of each Persian rug, as follows: Herez, Bakhshis,
Gorevan, Serapi, Kara Dagh, Kashan, Souj Bulak,
Tabriz, Bijar (Sarakhs, Lule), Kermanshah, Senna,
Feraghan (Iran), Hamadan, Ispahan (Iran), Joshaghan,
Saraband (Sarawan, Selvile), Saruk, Sultanabad
(Muskabad, Mahal, Savalan), Niris (Laristan),
Shiraz (Mecca), Herat, Khorasan, Meshed, Kirman,
Kurdistan.

XIV. TURKISH CLASSIFICATION 217

The rug-making districts of Turkey in Asia; annual
importation of Turkish rugs; Turkish weavers; the
knot; Turkish characteristics; the Kurds; description
of each Turkish rug, as follows: Kir Shehr, Oushak,
Karaman, Mujur, Konieh, Ladik, Yuruk, Ak Hissar
(Aksar), Anatolian, Bergama, Ghiordes, Kulah,
Makri, Meles (Carian), Smyrna (Aidin, Brousa),
Mosul.

XV. CAUCASIAN CLASSIFICATION 253

The country; the people; Caucasian characteristics;
description of each Caucasian rug, as follows: Daghestan,
Derbend, Kabistan (Kuban), Tchetchen
(Tzitzi, Chichi), Baku, Shemakha (Soumak, Kashmir),
Shirvan, Genghis (Turkman), Karabagh, Kazak.

XVI. TURKOMAN CLASSIFICATION 277

Turkoman territory; Turkoman characteristics; description
of each Turkoman rug, as follows: Khiva
Bokhara (Afghan), Beshir Bokhara, Tekke Bokhara,
Yomud (Yamut), Kasghar, Yarkand, Samarkand
(Malgaran).

XVII. BELUCHISTAN RUGS 295

The country; the people; Beluchistan characteristics;
description and cost of Beluchistan rugs.

XVIII. CHINESE RUGS 301

Slow to grow in public favor; exorbitant prices;
geographical classification; classification according to
designs; Chinese designs and their symbolism; the
materials; the colors.

XIX. GHILEEMS, SILKS, AND FELTS 311

How made; classification, characteristics, uses,
description of each kind.

_Silks_ 316
Classification, colors, cost, wearing qualities.
_Felts_ 318
How made; their use; cost.

XX. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO THEIR INTENDED USE 321

_Prayer Rugs._ How used; the niche; designs; how classified;
prayer niche designs with key.

_Hearth Rugs, Grave Rugs, Dowry or Wedding Rugs,
Mosque Rugs, Bath Rugs, Pillow Cases, Sample Corners,
Saddle Bags, Floor Coverings, Runners, Hangings._

XXI. FAMOUS RUGS 331

Museum collections; private collections; the recent
Metropolitan Museum exhibit; age and how determined;
description and pictures of certain famous
rugs.

GLOSSARY 341

Giving all rug names and terms alphabetically arranged,
with the proper pronunciation and explanation.

BIBLIOGRAPHY 359

Giving an alphabetically arranged list of all rug literature
in the English language.

INDEX 363

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

RUGS

COLORED PLATES

PAGE

Tekke Bokhara rug _Frontispiece_

Meshed prayer rug 22

Khorasan carpet 32

Saruk rug 40

Shiraz rug 52

Anatolian mat 60

Ghiordes prayer rug 66

Ladik prayer rug 74

Daghestan rug 84

Kazak rug 94

Kazak rug 144

Shirvan rug 158

Saruk rug 166

Kulah hearth rug 216

Shirvan rug 250

Beshir Bokhara prayer rug 274

Daghestan prayer rug 292

Chinese rug 300

Chinese rug 306

Chinese cushion rug 318

DOUBLETONES

The Metropolitan animal rug 26

Bergama prayer rug 46

Symbolic Persian silk (Tabriz) rug 48

Symbolic Persian silk rug 98

Semi-Persian rug (European designs) 100

Shiraz prayer rug 104

Hamadan rug 110

Feraghan rug 114

Kermanshah rug (modern) 118

Khiva prayer rug 120

Kir Shehr prayer rug 130

Konieh prayer rug 138

Tekke Bokhara strip 150

Tekke Bokhara saddle half 162

Herez carpet 172

Gorevan carpet 176

Serapi carpet 178

Kashan silk rug 180

Tabriz rug 182

Bijar rug 186

Senna rug 188

Feraghan rug 190

Hamadan rug 192

Ispahan rug 194

Saraband rug 198

Mahal carpet 202

Niris rug 204

Shiraz rug 206

Shiraz rug 208

Kirman prayer rug 210

Kirman rug 212

Kurdistan rug (Mina Khani design) 214

Kir Shehr prayer rug 220

Kir Shehr hearth rug 222

Konieh prayer rug 224

Maden (Mujur) prayer rug 226

Ladik prayer rug 228

Yuruk rug 230

Ak Hissar prayer rug 232

Bergama rug 236

Ghiordes prayer rug 238

Kulah prayer rug 240

Meles rug 242

Meles rug 244

Makri rug 246

Mosul rug 248

Daghestan rug 254

Daghestan prayer rug 256

Kabistan rug 258

Tchetchen or Chichi rug 260

Baku rug 262

Shemakha, Sumak or Cashmere rug 264

Shirvan rug 266

Genghis rug 268

Karabagh rug 270

Kazak rug (Palace design) 272

Khiva Bokhara rug 278

Beshir Bokhara rug 280

Tekke Bokhara rug 282

Tekke Bokhara (Princess Bokhara, Khatchlie) prayer rug 284

Yomud rug 286

Samarkand rug 290

Beluchistan rug 296

Senna Ghileem rug 312

Kurdish Ghileem rug 314

Merve Ghileem rug 316

Kurdish Ghileem rug 316

Saddle cloth, saddle bags and powder bag 324

Kirman saddle bags 326

Bijar sample corner 328

Ardebil Mosque carpet 330

Berlin Dragon and Phœnix rug 332

East Indian hunting rug 334

The Altman prayer rug 336

The Baker hunting rug 338

RUG MAKING, ETC.

A Persian rug merchant 38

Expert weaver and inspector 38

Spinning the wool 72

Persian dye pots 80

A Persian village 80

A Turkish loom 88

The Senna and Ghiordes knots 90

Youthful weavers 90

A Persian loom 92

A wooden comb 92

A Kurdish guard 124

The Emir of Bokhara and his ministers 134

Turkomans at home 134

Characteristic backs of rugs 152

Inspecting rugs at Ispahan 170

Persian villages near Hamadan 170

Turkomans 276

Having a pot of tea at Bokhara 288

A street in Samarkand 288

The rug caravan 376

DESIGNS

Angular hook 101

Barber-pole stripe 102

Bat 103

Beetle 103

Butterfly border design 104

Caucasian border design 105

Chichi border design 105

Chinese fret 106

Chinese cloud band 106

Comb 108

Crab border design 108

Greek cross 109

Fish bone border design 112

Galley border design 112

Georgian border design 112

Ghiordes border design 113

Herati border design 114

Herati field design 114

Knot of destiny 116

Kulah border design 116

Lamp 117

Lattice field 117

Link 118

Lotus 118

Lotus border design 119

Greek meander 119

Pole medallion 120

Mir or Saraband border design 120

Octagon 122

Palace or sunburst 122

Pear 123

Pear border design 124

Reciprocal saw-teeth 126

Reciprocal trefoil 126

Lily or Rhodian field design 126

Lily or Rhodian border design 126

Ribbon border design 127

Rooster 127

Rosette 128

S forms 129

Scorpion border design 129

Shirvan border design 130

Shou 131

Solomon's seal 131

Star 133

Swastika 134

T forms 134

Tae-kieh 135

Tarantula 135

Tekke border designs 135

Tekke field designs 135

Tomoye 136

Tortoise border designs 136

Tree designs 137

Wine-glass border designs 138

Winged disc 139

Y forms 139

Various forms of prayer-niche in rugs 322

NAMELESS DESIGNS

Persian border designs 140

Turkish border designs 141

Caucasian border designs 142

Turkoman border designs 143

Chinese border designs 143

Chinese field design 143

Kurdish field designs 143

Caucasian field design 143

Turkish field designs 143

Persian field designs 143

CHART

Showing the distinguishing features of the different rugs 156

MAP

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