Hawley, W. A. (Walter Augustus), 1863-1920 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 406
e four clustersof pomegranates. At each end of the field are designs that suggest thetree of life, which under different forms appears so persistently in thewoven fabrics of the East. The delicate drawing of these motives isaccentuated by the formal character of the four corners and by the… … 7 JTjT ^autsuAHtWtM&i&bSttlSS. MM ■«•■ CENTRAL ASIATIC RUGS 241 knots, are noticeable at the back, whereas in other Turkoman rugsthe weft is hardly perceptible. Many of the old pieces were very handsome, as is shown by thefollowing description of an antique goats hair carpet from Khivaby…
Rugs, Oriental
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