Oriental rugs, antique and modern . ugs, as well as many other figures that firstappeared in the rugs of Persia. Nevertheless, these rugs have their own distinct characteristics,which have a boldness and virility that are to be attributed in a meas-ure to grand and rugged scenery as well as to centuries of strugglefor independence, since in art the influence of environment is mostapparent. They lack something of the sobriety, artistic drawing,and delicate colouring of those woven in vast deserts, amid themonuments of fallen empires, and in the gardens of the East; theycontain on the other hand
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . ugs, as well as many other figures that firstappeared in the rugs of Persia. Nevertheless, these rugs have their own distinct characteristics,which have a boldness and virility that are to be attributed in a meas-ure to grand and rugged scenery as well as to centuries of strugglefor independence, since in art the influence of environment is mostapparent. They lack something of the sobriety, artistic drawing,and delicate colouring of those woven in vast deserts, amid themonuments of fallen empires, and in the gardens of the East; theycontain on the other hand, both in line and colour, the forceful ex-pression of untrammelled thought. The patterns are largely geo-metric; the tones of colour, in which clear red, blue, green, and yellowpredominate, are strong. On the whole, they possess an individu-ality of character that is not surpassed by the rugs of any othergroup. Daghestans. — In no part of Caucasia have better rugs beenwoven than in Daghestan, the mountain country. Nor is it sur-. CAUCASIAN RUGS 199 prising that this province should produce distinctive types, whenit is considered that it has a length of over two hundred miles;that its topography is diversified by glaciated mountains, barrensteppes, and fertile valleys; and that it is occupied by numerousclans, many of whom differ in origin as well as religion. Some of therugs come from the city of Derbend on the Caspian Sea; some comefrom Kuba in the southeastern corner; others, called Kabistans, areproduced in the country about Kuba; a few are made by the Les-ghians who live among the lofty mountains; and in other parts ofthe province are woven pieces which formerly were sent in largenumbers to Europe and America, where they soon became knownas Daghestans. Though their resemblance to the Kabistans is so great that itis often difficult to distinguish between them, the rugs which acquiredthe trade name of Daghestans are different from almost all otherCaucasian pieces. This is
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