Oriental rugs, antique and modern . elve; perpendicularly, eight to half knot, as it appears at back, is as long as wide and occasion-ally longer. The rows of knots are not firmly pressed down, so thattheir alignment is even and the warp shows at back. Warp, wool;each of the two threads encircled by a knot is equally prominent atthe back; occasionally in old pieces one thread is slightly depressedbelow the other. Weft, wool of medium diameter. A thread of weftcrosses twice between every two rows of knots. Pile, wool, clippedshort. Border, three to five stripes. Sides, sl selvage of t
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . elve; perpendicularly, eight to half knot, as it appears at back, is as long as wide and occasion-ally longer. The rows of knots are not firmly pressed down, so thattheir alignment is even and the warp shows at back. Warp, wool;each of the two threads encircled by a knot is equally prominent atthe back; occasionally in old pieces one thread is slightly depressedbelow the other. Weft, wool of medium diameter. A thread of weftcrosses twice between every two rows of knots. Pile, wool, clippedshort. Border, three to five stripes. Sides, sl selvage of two, three, orfour cords, or occasionally a weft-overcasting. Both ends, sl web,one row of knots or more, and loose warp fringe. Occasionallythere is also a narrow braided selvage. Texture, moderately at back is of fine grain. Usual length, five to ten feet. Usualwidth, one half to two thirds length. Kabistans. — Within recent years most of the rugs shipped fromthe southern part of Daghestan have become known in Western. Plate 44. Baku Rug CAUCASIAN RUGS 201 markets as Kabistans, though the distinction between them and thetype that takes the name of the province is so slight that it is deter-minable only by the strictest analysis. In fact, Kabistans are merelya variety of Daghestans. Both have short nap and occasionallyadopt the same colour scheme and patterns, so that many of eachclass are indistinguishable from one another. On the other hand, there are a few interesting points of differ-ence between the best types, which are largely attributable to geo-graphic environment. As the only easy access to this province fromthe south is by the shore of the Caspian, where the great mountainwall that forms an almost impassable barrier between Northern andSouthern Caucasia descends to the plain, the district adjacent tothis entrance on the line of travel would naturally feel and show aforeign influence, while the remote and more inaccessible parts ofthe province would be un
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