For Area Rugs Collectors / Aficionados
The Tibetan Rug Market
Article discusses the history and progress made in the Tibetan rug industry, although it states that the public still is mixed in feeling towards the industry. 'Tibetan Rugs - A Tribal Tradition' was met with derision and incredulity by the traditional Tibetophile crowd at the time of its publication. The market and collector focus had revolved around pictorial designs, and those with Buddhist elements. Geometrics and simple patterns were scorned in spite of Philip Denwood's 1974 publication that casually mentioned that these were in fact the oldest rugs extant from the plateau region. Where is the market today? Most runners to Tibet go to Beijing to look for rugs and to other locales in China. Tibet itself has been mined and the availability of good, old Tibetan rugs is very, very limited. The adventure, the excitement of going to Lhasa to look for rugs is over. The time is past when Tibetan rugs will come onto the market, fresh from the plateau region itself.
Rug Books
A collection of books about Turkmen rugs, Central Asian embroideries, Tribal rugs, and Antique Carpets, oriental rugs, Kyrgyz and reed screens, silks of Central asia, and textile arts. Rug books can be shipped worldwide. Catalog section includes auction catalogs, books, videos, oriental rug calendars and periodicals. Latest titles include Ecker, Heather: Caliphs and Kings, The Art and Influence of Islamic Spain, Gajicki, Bora and Margarita: The Folk Motif , Gavin, Traude: Iban Ritual Textiles and Hoskins, Nancy Arthur: The Coptic Tapestry Albums and the Archaeologist of Antino?Albert Gayet .
Turkmen Trappings
This provides a history and overview of Turkmen weavings. Around 1875, the Czarist Russian government finally succeeded in conquering the various groups, known collectively as the Turkmen confederation, who fiercely resisted all efforts to remove them from the area of southwest Russia. The war had lasted for several decades and the Turkmen, like the native Indians of the American southwest, were able to remain victorious against superior military technology and numbers. When the Russian government allocated tremendously increased resources and manpower (like the government of the United States did against the American Indians) they succeeded. Territorial imperatives were satisfied - at the expense of the total destruction the Turkmen (and as was the case in America, the American Indian) lifestyle, traditions and culture. More information includes photos of Turkmen rugs.
TURKHALI.org
This is a Turkish carpets and rugs portal site that includes a discussion forum and a magazine on Turkish carpets published monthly called Alive. The site also includes a searchable database of more than 700 Turkish rug firms,
The Armenian Rug Society
The Armenian Rugs Society, founded in 1980, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, documentation, and advancement of the artistic and cultural contributions made by Armenian rug weavers to the rich and vibrant history of textile arts. The Society has had exhibitions in Washington, D. C., Worcester, Watertown, New York City, Fort Worth, Richmond, Philadelphia, Memphis, Fresno, and San Francisco; and internationally, in Montreal, London, Geneva, and Yerevan. Site includes membership information, current exhibition notes, news, links and more.
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