Oriental rugs, antique and modern . fa *•>* XjE££Xjlj l^-^^K> N>^r. &«**?** Plate 59. Afghan Rug INDIAN RUGS 261 minster, and German power loom designs. Some of the old patternsare still with the weavers, but unfortunately there is no trade de-mand for this fine class of goods, the old dyes are being forgottenand have given place to cheap anilines unskilfully applied. In length, the rugs are from a few feet to twenty-four feet. Thewarp is of cotton, and the weft is sometimes of jute or hemp. Thepile is of an inferior quality, as it consists largely of the wool takenfrom a sheep after
Oriental rugs, antique and modern . fa *•>* XjE££Xjlj l^-^^K> N>^r. &«**?** Plate 59. Afghan Rug INDIAN RUGS 261 minster, and German power loom designs. Some of the old patternsare still with the weavers, but unfortunately there is no trade de-mand for this fine class of goods, the old dyes are being forgottenand have given place to cheap anilines unskilfully applied. In length, the rugs are from a few feet to twenty-four feet. Thewarp is of cotton, and the weft is sometimes of jute or hemp. Thepile is of an inferior quality, as it consists largely of the wool takenfrom a sheep after death, known as dead wool, or as Chunamor limed wool, since it is necessary to treat it with lime. Unfor-tunately vegetable dyes do not produce in it the same results as inlive wool; and since the scarcity of wool in Southern India fre-quently necessitates its use, aniline dyes are for this reason aloneoften employed. The number of knots to the square inch is rela-tively small. The patterns show great diversity, as Persian featurespredominate in the older rugs; but
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