 Untangling a Woven Web of
Mystery and History. As with a painting, you might purchase a rug merely because you
like it. Likewise, just as a painting becomes more personal and meaningful when you know the story behind the artist, a rug becomes more valuable when
you know the story behind its origins. with symbolism, folklore, culture, and tribal history, passed
down from family to family, village to village, created with art and skill of
the highest order. But if you can settle for some basic introductory information about these beauties, you might want to continue reading...........click on AboutOrientalRugs.  Cocktail Party Conversation:Did you know: * Wool
is the oldest natural fiber known to man. * New
Zealand wool is naturally white. * Argentinean wool is glossy. * Indian wool is
crush resistant. * Scottish
wool comes from black-faced sheep. * Berber
is a tribe in North Africa. They do not dye their wool when making rugs but
leave it in its natural, beige, brown, charcoal and black color. Today, the
term Berber has misguidedly transformed into the description of a type of
machine tufted looped carpet. * A rug
must be at least 75 years old to be considered antique. |
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