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Oriental rugs, antique and modern (1922)

Hawley, W. A. (Walter Augustus), 1863-1920 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 102

An illustration from Oriental rugs, antique and modern, 1922, leaf 102
nd to lighter tones at theother, and is enlivened by bright flowers representing those found onthe river s banks. This variation of ground colour, the small geometricdesigns at the extreme ends of the fields, the eight-pointed stars of themain stripe of the border, and some of the drawing are… … DESIGNS AND SYMBOLS 67 John Mumford, even in the oldest Egyptian symbolism a zigzagline stood for water and by implication for eternity; and a succes-sion of these arranged to represent the sea has long been a recog-nised carpet design in India, China, and Persia. One of the most common designs is…

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