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Art panels from the hand looms of the far Orient, as seen by a native rug weaver (1902)

Pushman, Garabed T. (Garabed Thomas), b. 1869 · Chicago, R. R. Donnelley & sons company · leaf 55

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for rugs has urged themto unusual activity. It is no longer domestic art as it was,but a trade industry; consequently rugs are woven to sell.It is true the old designs, which are rather similar to Da-ghestans, have not been changed much, but the texture, andin many cases the colorings, have the… … DAGHESTAN 54 Chichi.—Among an average lot of Shirvan rugs areoften seen few of nearly square shape, the center of therug covered with a repeated design of diamond-shaped fig-ures or rosettes. They are closely woven, and never haveprayer designs, as most Shirvans do. These are calledChichi,…

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