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History and manufacture of floor coverings (1899)

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NGS. rug always has a fringe on one or both ends, the warp beino-carried out to make it, but a Kazak, besides being heavierthan a Daghestan, has no fringe, the warp being twistedinto a heavy cord or braid. This twisting draws the endsof the rug and makes it crooked. The colors of theKazaks and… … KARABAGH CARPET. The Afghans are always prayer rugs, and are as arule softer in color than the Bokharas. The dominantcolor in both Afghans and Bokharas is red of variousshades. The design is generally an arrangement ofgeometrical figures in lines running from end to end ofthe rug, and leaving only…

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