Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

tiger rugs

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A large group of Tibetan rugs which depict tigers. They were mostly sought after by Tibetan nobles and officials.

tone-on-tone

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Two or more shades of the same hue achieved by combining two ends of different shades, two different yarns of the same color or cut pile and looped pile of the same color.

transitional

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A broad style category that falls between traditional and contemporary. Many floral patterns are included in this category.

vase carpet

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A group of 16th and 17th century Persian rugs decorated with flowers springing from vases. Most are directional rugs and can be viewed from one angle only.

vegetable dyes

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Dyes derived from insects or from the earth, which includes madder root, indigo, milkweed, pomegranate, osage, cutch and cochineal.

war rugs

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Rugs woven in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation in the mid 1980's. Subjects of these are of weapons include tanks, fighter planes, helicopters, grenades and guns.

Beginning part of a rug where wool, cotton or silk strands are attached to a Loom vertically, following the length of a rug. Comprising the structure, parallel wrap yarns run the length of the rug ...