meaning of _Bokhara_, 162;
spelling, 168, 171.
Bokhara rugs, no blue, 97;
so-called and genuine, 98 (plate), 100, 103.
Bombay, 166, 171.
Bonnick's "Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought," 175.
Borders, 38-42.
Bosnia, 136.
Bosnian rugs, 136.
Boulak, Egypt, rug factory, 51.
"Bride's rug," 118.
"British Manufactures and Industries," Phillips, 177.
Broussa, 74, 168;
_see_ Brusa.
Brummer, Martin, 175.
Brusa, 74, 111, 168, 171.
Brussels, power looms in, 24;
rug-production, 142.
Buckingham, Miss, rug owned by, 120 (plate).
Buckthorns, certain species produce dyes, 45.
Buddhist Sceptre, symbolism of, 157.
Budge, E. A. Wallis, 175.
Bujnurd, 167, 171.
Bulgarian rugs, 137.
Bull, symbolism of, 158.
Burley, Clarence, rug owned by, 106 (plate).
Burnham, Mrs. L. G., rug owned by, frontispiece plate.
Burujird rugs, 59;
spelling, 167, 171.
Bushire, 167, 171.
Butterfly, symbolism of, 158, 159, 161.
Buyers' selection for Western market, 33, 38.
Byzantine influence on rug-weaving, 19.
C
Cabistan rugs, _see_ Kabistan rugs.
Cabool, 165.
Cabul, 165.
Cæsar first saw Cleopatra wrapped in rug, 18.
Cæsarea, 71, 168, 169.
Cæsarean rugs, 75, 125.
Cairo, rug emporium, 52, 169, 171.
Calcutta, 166, 171.
Camel's hair, 30, 31, 98.
Canton, 165, 171.
Carding, 31.
Carpaccio Vittore, painting by, 20 (plate).
Carpets, catalogue term for rugs, 16.
"Carpets," Dresser, 176.
Cartouche, symbolism of, 158.
Cassaba rugs, 75, 83.
Caucasian rugs, modern, characteristic designs of, 39, 41, 42;
descriptions, 105-108;
place-names, 168.
Cawnpur, 91, 166, 171.
Center Lovell, Maine, 145.
Central Asia, rugs, 98;
place-names, 168.
"Century Atlas," 175.
"Century Dictionary," 175.
Chal, 169.
"Chambers's Encyclopædia," 175.
Chanda, 166, 171.
Charikar, 165, 171.
Chehel Sitoon, Palace of, Ispahan, 95.
Chemical dyes, 46.
Chevalier, Charles, 176.
Chichi rugs, 108.
Chinese dye, green, 45.
Chinese fret design, 43, 101, 102, 114 (plate).
Chinese influence seen in design of Ispahan rugs, 63;
of Kashgar rugs, 101;
of Samarkand rugs, 102 (and plate).
Chinese pictures copied in Persian hunting rugs, 124 (plate), 128.
Chinese place-names, 165.
Chinese rugs, 41, 113-115 (and plate facing 114);
of silk, 124.
Chinese silk industry, 123;
silk rugs, 124.
Chinese symbolism of colors, 47, 48;
of various designs, 157.
Chintz designs in silk rugs, 125.
Chipiez, Charles, 177.
Christian weavers of Turkish rugs, 71.
Circassian rug-weavers, 71.
Circle design, 43, 161.
Circular rugs, 115.
Claremont, English home of Lord Clive, 89.
Clarke, Sir C. Purdon, 175.
Cleopatra borne before Cæsar in a rug, 18.
Chi-lin (a kind of doe), symbolism of, 157.
Climatic influences on rug-weaving, 32, 71;
on odors of rugs, 90.
Clive, Lord, 89.
Cloud bands, 41, 63, 157.
Coat of arms of Persia, 160.
Coat of arms of Turkey, 160.
Cobern, ----, 175.
_Coccus cacti_, insect which produces cochineal, 44.
Cochineal, 44.
Cock and hen on an artificial rock-work, symbolism of, 157.
Colbert, fostered rug industry in France, 141.
Colors, sensed by weavers, 21;
Persians' intuition for, 37;
obtained by aniline and vegetable dyes, 44;
importance to Orientals, 47;
Persian choice of, 47;
symbolism of, 47, 48;
in modern Turkish rugs, 77;
in Kurdish rugs, 79.
Comb design, 43.
_Conchylium_, ancient name of Phoenician purple, 18.
Cone, pine, symbolism of, 159;
fir, 161.
Constable's "Hand Atlas of India," 175.
Constantinople, rug market, 71-73, 82;
silk-weaving introduced into, 123;
spelling, 169.
Cossac (Kazak), 107, 108 (plate).
Cotton, 30, 76.
Cotton rugs, Indian, 23, 88, 91;
Japanese, 116.
Coula, 169.
Coverlets woven in "Appalachian America," 145.
Coxon Herbert, 175.
Crane, symbolism of, 157.
Crescent, symbolism of, 158, 160.
Crete girl weavers, 132.
Crimson, 18, 47.
Crocodile, symbolism of, 158.
Crooked Turkish rugs, 24.
Cross designs, 43.
Crow, symbolism of, 157.
Curson, Hon. George N., 175.
Customs administration in Persia, 55.
Cypress tree design in Jaipur rugs, 91;
symbolism of, 161;
_see_ 120 (plate) and 124 (plate).
D
Daghestan, 168, 171.
Daghestan rugs, 41, 105, 106 (and plate), 108.
Damascus, 112.
Daraksh, 59.
Date woven into rugs, 67, 154, 155.
Davis, ----, 175.
Davis, Mr. Will J., rugs owned by, 30, 68.
"Dawn of Civilization," Maspero, 177.
Deccan, rugs from the, 23;
meaning of _Deccan_, 162;
spelling, 166, 171.
"Decorative Art," Petrie, 177.
Deer, symbolism of, 157.
Definition of _rug_, 15.
Dekkan-peninsula, 166.
Delays caused by superstitious weavers, 29.
Delhi, 91, 166, 171.
Delhi Court, 87.
Demirdji rugs, 75;
spelling, 169, 171.
Denny, M. B., 175.
Derbent rugs, 105, 126 (plate);
meaning of _Derbent_, 162;
spelling, 168, 171.
Descending eagle, symbolism of, 160.
"Descriptions des Arts et Metiers," 139.
Design, of Persian rugs, 17;
Oriental designs adapted from Nature, 19;
Egypto-Chaldean designs in modern rugs, 19;
furnished by Western art schools, 25;
hereditary, 37;
manner of teaching to pupils, 37;
of Persian rugs, 37;
selected by buyer, 38;
Occidental, copied by native weavers, 38;
made from _talims_, or working drawings, 38, 39;
proportioned to size of rug, 39;
units described, 39-43;
determines district where woven, 55;
of modern Persian product, 57;
Shah Abbas, 59;
Herati border, 59, 61, 64, 69;
Guli Hinnai, 60;
Tree of Life, 17, 65;
use of old patterns, 69;
introduced by Persian weavers into India, 87;
Hindoo, 88;
floral, in Indian rugs, 88;
Persian, in Jaipur rugs, 91;
in Lahore rugs, 91;
in Warangul rugs, 93;
in Japanese rugs, 116;
of silk rugs, 125;
of Morris rugs, 139;
of Navajo rugs, 148;
symbolical, 156-162.
"Design in Textile Fabrics," Ashenhurst, 175.
Designers, Indian, 32 (plate).
Dewsbury, power looms in, 24.
Dhurrie, Indian, 91, 94.
Diarbekir, 169, 171.
"Dictionary of Place Names," Blackie, 175.
Dining-rooms, Görevan rugs popular for, 61.
"Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh," Layard, 176.
Djushaghan rugs, characteristic palmette of, 39;
description, 59.
Dog, symbolism of, 161.
Dove, symbolism of, 158.
Dowry, girls weave rugs for, 26, 132.
Dragon, symbolism of, 157.
Dragon and Phoenix, symbolism of, 157.
Dragon with five claws on each of its four feet, symbolism of, 157.
Dresser, Charles, 176.
Duck, symbolism of, 157.
Dunlap, Mrs. Robert, rug owned by, 117 (plate).
Dupont, French weaver, 141.
Durability of fine Persian rugs, 54;
of Kurdish rugs, 79.
Durham, power looms in, 24.
Durrie, _see_ Dhurrie, Indian.
Duties, Persian system of collecting, 55;
on rugs, 56.
Dyes, 18, 44-46, 98, 139, 147.
E
Eagle, symbolism of, 158, 160.
Eagle, descending, symbolism of, 160.
Eagle, flying, symbolism of, 160.
Eagle, standing, symbolism of, 160.
"Early Christian Symbolism," Allen, 175.
Earnings of weavers, 27, 28, 82.
"Earth and Its Inhabitants, The," Reclus, 177.
East Turkestan place-names, 165.
"Eastern Carpets," Robinson, 177.
Edwards, Amelia, 176.
Egg, symbolism of, 158.
"Egypt after the War," Stuart, 178.
"Egypt: Three Essays on the History, Art, and Religion," Brummer, 175.
"Egyptian Art," Ryan, 177.
"Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought," Bonnick, 175.
Egyptian wall-paintings of weavers, 16, 17;
ancient rug-weaving, 18, 22;
symbolic colors, 47;
substitution of woven rugs for skins, 51;
modern rugs, 51;
factory, 51;
imported rugs, 52;
symbols, 158, 159.
Egypto-Chaldean designs in modern rugs, 19.
Eleanora introduced tapestries into England, 138.
Elephant, symbolism of, 161.
El-Hosn, 169, 171.
Elkins, Joseph, D.D., 176.
Ellore, 160, 171.
Ellore, rugs, 91.
Ely, Talfourd, 176.
"Emblems of Saints," Fusenbeth, 176.
Emmaus's "Life of Ancient Egypt," 176.
"Encyclopædia of the Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Raw Commercial
Products," Spon's, 177.
English interests in India, 35;
in Amritsar, 90.
English rugs, 138-140 (and plate).
English rug-weaving centres, 24.
Enzeli, 167, 171.
Erivan, 168, 171.
Ersari Goklan tribe, 98.
Ersari tribe of upper Oxus, 101.
Erzerum, 169, 171.
Europe, introduction of rug-weaving into, 20;
use of rugs at _fêtes_, 20;
imports looms into Turkey, 24;
demand for rugs since 1850, 54;
factories to supply trade with, 57;
interest in Ouchak industry, 81.
Evans, E. P., 176.
Evergreens, symbolism of, 161.
Experts can determine where rug was made, 55.
Export trade (Persian) in rugs, 55, 56.
Eye of Osiris, symbolism of, 158.
F
Faber, George Stanley, 176.
Factories, rug-weaving, 26, 38, 51, 56, 57, 69, 70, 90, 119.
Fakeh, 169, 171.
Fars, designs peculiar to, 37;
modern rug-weaving district, 55;
value of rug trade, 56;
rugs exported from, 68;
meaning of _Fars_, 162;
spelling, 167, 171.
Farsistan (Province), 167.
Feather of an ostrich, symbolism of, 158.
Feathers of rare birds, symbolism of, 158.
Felt rugs, 126, 127.
Felts, Chinese, 114.
Feraghan, 167, 171.
Feraghan rugs, characteristic designs of, 40, 42, 43;
description, 59;
plate, 62.
Ferghana (Province), 168.
Fergusson, James, 176.
_Fêtes_, rugs used as decorations during, 20.
Fez, 134.
Fir cone, symbolism of, 161.
Fire-worshippers of Yezd, 70.
Flat stitch, in Soumak and Khilim rugs, 34, 117.
Flax, 30.
Flemish weavers, 138.
Floor-coverings and awnings, ancient, 19.
Floral designs in Indian rugs, 88;
in Jaipur rugs, 91.
Fly, symbolism of, 161.
Flying eagle, symbolism of, 160.
"Folk Lore of China, The," Denny, 175.
France, rug-weaving introduced by Saracens, 20;
silk industry in, 123;
place-names, 169.
French rugs, 141, 142.
Fringe on rugs intended for hanging, 99.
Frog, symbolism of, 158.
Fu-Chan, 171.
Fu-Chau, 162, 165.
Fusenbeth, F. C., D.D., 176.
Fylfot design, 42, 148, 159.
G
Gask, 167.
Gauls, red favorite color of, 48.
Gäzne, 165.
Gemerik, 169, 171.
Genghis Khan, 100.
Genghis rugs, 100.
Geometrical designs replace floral in India, 88.
Germantown yarn used in Navajo rugs, 147.
Germany, rug-weaving in, 142.
Ghain, 167.
Ghayn, 167.
Ghazni, 165, 171.
Ghilan, silk trade in, 124;
spelling, 167, 171.
Ghileem rugs, _see_ Khilim rugs.
Ghiordes, 169, 171.
Ghiordes knotting, 34, 35.
Ghiordes panel in Meles prayer rug, 80.
Ghiordes rugs, 41, 74 (plate), 75, 78, 122.
Ghiordium, 75.
Gilan, 163, 167.
Goa, 166, 171.
Goats replace sheep in rocky regions, 72;
raised by Turkomans, 98.
Gobelins manufactory, 141.
"Goddess of silkworms," 123.
Gold warp used for antique Persian rugs, 53;
in state rugs of India, 89;
in Polish rugs, 119;
in Chinese silk rugs, 124.
Goodyear, William H., 176.
Goose, symbolism of, 157.
Gorakhpur, 166, 171.
Gordis, 169.
Gordus, 169.
Görevan rugs, 60.
Gorukpore, 166.
Gourd, symbolism of, 157.
"Grammar of Ornament, The," Jones, 176.
"Grammar of the Lotus, The," Goodyear, 176.
Grant, Mrs. Frederick D., rug owned by, 90.
Graves, custom of hanging rugs over, 20.
Great Britain, power looms in, 24, 25;
rug manufacture in, 138.
Great Rug in the Palace of Chehel Sitoon, Ispahan, 95.
Greece, rug-weaving in, 19;
swastika design in rugs of, 43;
saffron favorite color in, 48;
silk-weaving in, 123;
ancient and modern rugs of, 132, 133;
place-names, 170.
"Greek and Roman Antiquities," Smith, 177.
Greek Christian weavers, 71; in Hereke, 76.
Green dyes, how produced, 45;
symbolism of, 47, 48;
used though forbidden by law, 81.
Guendje rugs, 100, 101.
Guli Hinnai design, 43, 60.
Gulistan, 163, 165, 171.
Gundava, 165, 171.
Gürdiz, 169.
H
Haidamoor, 169, 171.
Haidamur rugs, 111, 112.
Haidarabad rugs, 91.
Haiderabad, 163, 166, 171.
Hair, lock of, woven in Kis Khilims, 118.
Hakkam, 169, 171.
Halifax, power looms in, 24.
Hamadam, 171.
Hamadan, 55, 56, 58, 59, 167.
Hamadan rugs, 60 (plate), 61.
"Hand Atlas of India," Constable, 175.
Hand looms, 22.
"Handbook of Ornament," Meyer, 177.
Hang-chau, 165, 171.
Hangings, rugs used as, 16, 55.
Hare, symbolism of, 161.
Havermeyer, late H. O., rug owned by estate of, 114 (plate).
Hawk, symbolism of, 158.
Hay, Mr., owner of Theban rug, 17.
Hayzoor, 169, 172.
Heart, symbolism of, 161.
Hedin, Sven, 176.
Hemp, 30, 81.
Herat, 59, 61, 87,95, 163, 165, 172.
Herat design in Great Rug, 95.
Herat rugs, 40, 42, 61.
Herati border, 40, 59, 61, 64, 69, 117.
Hereke, 169.
Hereke rugs, 76.
Herez, 58, 60, 167, 172.
Herez rugs, 62.
Hindoo designs, 88;
religious abstinence from sheep flesh, 88.
Hippopotamus, symbolism of, 161.
Hissan, 172.
Hissar, 168, 169, 172.
"History of Ancient Art," Lübke, 176.
"History of Ancient Art," Reber, 177.
"History of Art among the Greeks," Winkleman, 178.
"History of Art in Ancient Egypt," Perrot and Chipiez, 177.
"History of Art in Chaldea and Assyria," Perrot and Chipiez, 177.
"History of Bokhara," Vámbéry, 178.
"History of Painting," Van Dyke, 178.
"History of Persia," Malcom, 176.
Hog, symbolism of, 161.
Holland, rug-weaving in, 142.
Holt, George Hubbard, rugs owned by, 95 (plate), 122 (plate).
Holy Land, rugs of the, 111, 112.
Homs, 169, 172.
Hooked rugs, New England, 143, 144.
Hossu, 169.
Hounds, symbolism of, 160.
Hulme, F. Edward, 176.
Human figure introduced into design, 67.
Hunting rugs, Persian, 124 (plate), 128.
Hyderabad, 166.
I
Ibis, symbolism of, 158.
"Iconographic Encyclopædia of the Arts and Sciences," 176.
"Illumination," Westwood, 178.
Import duties to United States on rugs, 56.
"In the Forbidden Land," Landor, 176.
India, looms used in, 23, 82 (plate);
weavers, 26;
superstitions among weavers, 29;
wool from, 30;
rugs woven of pashim, 30;
rugs of various knottings, 35;
firms having factories in, 35;
Occidental designs introduced into, 38;
use of talims in, 39;
raises madder, 44;
symbolism of colors, 48;
of designs, 159;
place-names, 166.
Indian designers, 32 (plate).
"Indian Industries," James, 176.
Indian rugs, 78 (plate), 87-94;
_see under_ India.
Indicum, _see_ Indigo.
Indigo, 45-47.
_Indigofera tinctoria_, Indian indigo plant, 46.
"Industrial Arts of India, The," Birdwood, 175.
"Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century," Wyatt, 178.
Industrial Museum at Berlin, rug in collection of, 154.
Inman, Thomas, M.D., 176.
Inscriptions on rugs, 70, 124 (plate), 153-155.
Irak, 167.
Irak-Ajemi province, 64, 69, 167, 172.
Iran (Persia), 62.
Islamabad, 163.
Ispahan, 55, 95, 121, 163, 167, 172.
Ispahan rugs, 62.
Istalif, 165, 172.
Italy, rug-weaving introduced by Saracens, 20;
silk culture in, 123.
J
Jabalpur, 166, 172.
Jails, rugs woven in, 78 (plate), 88, 90.
Jaipur, 166, 172.
Jaipur rugs, 91.
Jalal-ud-Din Mahomed, 87.
Jalandhar, 166, 172.
James, A. G. F. Eliot, 176.
Jammu, 166, 172.
Jamu, 166.
Japanese looms, 24;
rugs, 116;
symbols, 160;
place-names, 167.
Jelalabad, 165, 172.
Jerusalem, 163, 169, 172.
Jewish legend of invention of spinning and weaving, 16.
Jeypore, 166.
Jhalawan (District), 165, 172.
Jodhpur, 166.
Jones, Owen, 176.
Joohpur, 172.
_Journal of the Society of Arts_, 176.
"Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan," Bishop, 175.
Jubbulpore, 166.
Jubbulpur, 166.
Jug, symbolism of, 161.
Jullinder, 166.
Jute, 30, 116.
K
Kabistan rugs, 106.
Kabul, 95, 165, 172.
Kabul sheep, 30.
Kain, 167, 172.
Kairouan, 169, 172.
Kairuan, 135.
Kaisarieh, 169, 172.
Kandahar, 163, 165, 172.
Karabacek, Dr. Joseph, 176.
Karabagh province, 63;
meaning of _Karabagh_, 163;
spelling, 168, 172.
Karabagh rugs, 106.
Kara Dagh rugs, 63;
meaning of _Kara Dagh_, 163;
spelling, 167.
Kara-Geuz rugs, 77.
Karahissar, 169, 172.
Karajah Dagh, 71.
Karaman rugs, 77;
spelling, 169, 172.
Karamanian rugs, 117.
Karashar, 165, 172.
Kars, 168, 172.
Kashan, 125, 167, 172.
Kashgar, 165, 172.
Kashgar rugs, 101, 103.
Kashmir, capital of, 93;
spelling, 166, 172.
Kashmir shawls and rugs, 89, 108.
Kashmir wool, 30.
Kazak rugs, 106, 107, 108 (plate).
Kazan, 168, 172.
Kchatchli rugs, _see_ Khalatch rugs.
Kelat, 163, 165, 172.
Kelim rugs, _see_ Khilim rugs.
Kerkuk, 169, 172.
Kermanshah rugs, 63;
spelling, 167, 172.
Kermanshahan, 167.
Kermes, red dye, 45.
Khalatch rugs, 101.
Khalatch tribe, 101.
Khilim rugs, 34, 117 (and plate), 118.
Khiva, 103, 168, 172.
Khiva rugs, 100, 102.
Khokand, 168.
Khonsar, 167, 172.
Khora-mabad, 167, 172.
Khorasan (Province), 167.
Khorassan province, 55, 56, 64, 95;
meaning of _Khorassan_, 163;
spelling, 167, 172.
Khorassan rugs, 40, 42, 56 (plate), 64, 66.
Khorsabad, 169, 172.
Khotan silk rugs, 124; felt rugs, 126.
Khozdar, 165, 172.
Khuzistan, 167, 172.
Khyrpur, 166, 172.
Kiang-su, 165, 172.
Kidderminster, power looms in, 24.
Kilim rugs, _see_ Khilim rugs.
Kioto, 167, 172.
Kirman, modern rug-weaving district, 55;
value of rug trade, 56;
spelling, 167, 172.
Kirman rugs, 64, 120 (plate).
Kirmanshah rugs, 41.
Kir-Shehr rugs, 77;
spelling, 169, 172.
Kis Khilims, 117.
Knight, Richard Payne, 176.
Knot and flower design, symbolism of, 159.
Knots and knotting, 23, 32, 34-36, 93.
Kohat, 166, 172.
Kokand, 168, 172.
Konieh rugs, 78; spelling, 169, 172.
Kotah, 166, 172.
Koula, 169.
Kuba, 106, 168, 172.
Kucha, 165, 172.
Kuchan, 167.
Kulah rugs, 78, 80, 122;
spelling, 169, 172.
Kurdish rug design represented in ancient Nineveh, 17.
Kurdish rugs, wool used in, 65;
woven by girls and women, 78;
durability and colors, 79;
mihrab in, 117.
Kurdistan, modern rug-weaving district, 55;
nomadic tribes of Western, 87;
spelling 167, 168, 172.
Kurdistan rugs, characteristic designs of 40;
value of trade in, 56;
descriptions, 65, 78.
Kurds, nomadic tribes, 65, 71.
Kushmore, 166, 172.
Kutahia rugs, 79;
spelling, 169, 172.
Kutai, 169.
Kutayah, 169.
Kwatah, 163, 165.
L
Ladik rugs, 79; spelling, 169, 173.
Lahore, 166, 173.
Landor, A. Henry Savage, 176.
Laodicea, 79, 122.
Lar, 167, 173.
Largest rug woven, 95.
Laristan province, 66, 167, 173.
Laristan rugs, 66.
Layard, Austen Henry, 176.
Lenormant, François, 176.
Leopards, symbolism of, 160.
Lessing, Julius, 176.
"Life in Ancient Egypt," Emmaus, 176.
Lily, symbolism of, 161.
Linen, 30.
Lion, symbolism of, 157, 160.
"Lives of the Queens of England," Strickland, 178.
Lizard, symbolism of, 158.
Lobanow-Rostowsky, Prince Alexis, rug owned by, 36.
Lock, Charles G. W., 177.
Looms, 22-24 (and plate), 82 (plate), 111, 147.
Lotus design, 43, 158.
Lourdes, French weaver, 141.
_Louvre, Palais du_, rugs woven in, 141.
Lübke, Wilhelm, 176.
Lucknow, 91, 166, 173.
Luristan (Province), 167, 173.
M
Maciet, M.J., Paris, rug owned by, 128.
Madder, 44.
Madras, 166.
Madras rugs, 92.
Magpie, symbolism of, 157.
Makran, 167, 173.
Malabar (District), 166, 173.
Malair, 56.
Malcom, Sir John, 176.
Mandalay, 166.
"Manual of Archæology," Ely, 176.
"Manual of Design," Redgrave, 177.
"Manual of Egyptian Archæology," Maspero, 176.
"Manual of Oriental Antiquities," Babelon, 175.
"Manual of Sculpture," 177.
"Manual of the Ancient History of the East," Lenormant and
Chevalier, 176.
"Manual of the Historical Development of Art, A," Zerffi, 178.
Manufacturers of rugs, 35.
Marash, 169, 173.
Maresh, 169.
Marvin, Charles, 176.
Maspero, Gaston C. Charles, 176, 177.
Mastung, 165, 173.
Masulipatam rugs,92; spelling, 166,173.
Materials used in rug-weaving, 30.
Mazandaran, 167, 173.
McCormick, Mrs. Cyrus H., rug owned by, 108 (plate).
Meandrian motif in Chinese rugs, 114.
Mecca rug, 68;
meaning of _Mecca_, 163;
spelling, 169, 173.
Medallion design, 43.
Medina, 169, 173.
Mehran, 167, 173.
Mekran (District), 167.
Melasso, 169.
Meles rugs, 80, 122.
Melhaz, _see_ Meles rugs.
Mersherski, established Polish rug factory, 119.
Merut, 166, 173.
Merv, 117.
"Merv Oasis, The," O'Donovan, 177.
"Merv, the Queen of the World," Marvin, 176.
Meshed, 163.
Meshhed, 64, 167, 173.
Meshhed rugs, 56 (plate), 64, 66.
Mesopotamia, monuments show ancient rug-weavers, 16;
spelling, 168.
Meyer's "Handbook of Ornament," 177.
"Middle Kingdom, The," Williams, 178.
Mihrab in prayer rug, 120.
Milassa, 80, 169, 173.
Mina Khani design, 43.
Mir, 67.
Mir-Saraband rugs, 66, 67.
Mirzapore, 163.
Mirzapur rugs, 92;
spelling, 166, 173.
Misratah, 169, 173.
Mohair from Angora goat, 30, 72.
Mohair rugs, 72, 77, 80.
Mohammedan religion does not allow use of animal forms, 37;
used by Shiah sect and others, 38;
green sacred color, 48, 81;
white emblem of mourning, 48;
introduction of rug-weaving into India, 87.
Moodj mats, 92.
Moorish rugs, 134.
Moors introduced rug-weaving into the West, 141;
indirectly taught weaving of Navajo blankets, 147.
Moradabod, 166.
Morocco rugs, _see_ Moorish rugs.
Morris rug, 139.
Morris, William, 138-140.
Moslems, _see under_ Mohammedan.
Mosques, location of, 120.
Mosul rugs, 80; spelling, 169, 173.
Moussul, 169.
Mujur, 173.
Multan rugs, 92, 93;
spelling, 166,173.
Mumford, John Kimberly, 177.
"Mummy Badge, The," Budge, 175.
Müntz, Eugene, 177.
Murex, source of Phoenician purple, 18, 45.
Murshidabad, 166, 173.
Muskabad rugs, 66, 70.
Mylasso, 169.
Mysore, 166, 173.
Mysore rugs, 93.
"Mythology and Egyptian Christianity," Sharpe, 177.
N
Naamah, legendary inventor of spinning, 16.
Nagpur, 166, 173.
Names of rugs, 94.
Natural forms in rug designs, 19, 21, 37, 65.
Navajo Indian Reservation, 146.
Navajo rugs, swastika design in, 43;
description of, 146-149 (and plate).
Navajo women's costume, 148.
New England hooked or rag rugs, 143, 144.
Nile Key, symbolism of, 158.
"Nineveh and Babylon," Layard, 176.
"Nineveh and its Remains," Layard, 176.
Nineveh marbles, 17;
fall of, 19.
Ning-po, 163, 165, 173.
Niris, Lake, 66.
Niris rugs, 66.
Niriz, 167, 173.
Nishapur, 167, 173.
Nomadic weavers, 26; design peculiar to, 41.
North Arcot (District), 166, 173.
O
Octagon design, 43.
O'Dagree, H. Eugene, 177.
O'Donovan, Edmund, 177.
Odor of rugs, 95, 96.
Old man leaning on staff, symbolism of, 157.
Olive, symbolism of, 161.
Onteora rugs, 144.
Oorfa, 169.
Orange, symbolism of, 48.
"Oriental Carpets," Clarke, 175.
"Oriental Carpets," Coxon, 175.
"Oriental Carpets," Lessing, 176.
"Oriental Rugs," Mumford, 177.
Oriental symbols, 156-162.
"Origin of Pagan Idolatry," Faber, 176.
"Origin of Pictish Symbolism," Southesk, 177.
Ormarah, 165, 173.
"Ornement Polychrome, L'," Racinet, 177.
Ouchak, 81, 169, 173.
Ouchak rugs, 78, 81.
Oushak, 169.
Oustri-Nan rugs, 66;
spelling, 167,173.
Outlines of black and white, 47.
Owephissa, 170, 173.
Owl, symbolism of, 157, 161.
Ox, symbolism of, 161.
P
Palestine rugs, 111.
Palm leaf designs, 41.
Palm tree, symbolism of, 159.
Palmer, Mrs. Potter, rug owned by, 90.
Palmette, forms of, 39, 40.
Papyrus, importance to Egyptians, 51;
symbolism of, 159.
Pashim (goat's wool), 30, 93.
Patna, 166, 173.
Patna rugs, 93.
Patriarchs' graves, rugs hung over, 20.
Patterns, small, used by Demirdji weavers, 75.
Paul's Tent Cloth, 72.
Peach, symbolism of, 157.
Peacock, symbolism of, 160, 161.
Peacock Throne at Teheran, 124.
Pearls interwoven in silk rug, 124.
Pequaket, N. H., 143.
Pergamo, 168.
Pergamos, 74.
Perrot, Georges, 177.
"Persia and the Persian Question," Curson, 175.
"Persia and the Persians," Wheeler, 178.
Persia, significance of white in, 48;
antiquity of rug-making in, 53;
civilization of, 53;
rugs principal source of income, 54;
use of rugs in, 54;
export and import trade and value of rug industry, 55, 56;
home consumption of part of product, 54, 56;
manufacturing firms, 56, 57;
official name, Iran, 62;
silk trade with China, 123;
place-names, 167.
"Persian Art," Smith, 177.
Persian berries, 44, 45.
Persian coat of arms, 160.
Persian designs in India, 87, 88;
in Jaipur rugs, 91;
in Lahore rugs, 91;
in Warangul rugs, 93;
once used in Japan, 116.
Persian Empire, its conquest by Saracens, 19.
Persian knotting, 34-36.
"Persian Life and Customs," Wilson, 178.
Persian rugs, Tree of Life design on, 17;
value of, 28;
excellence of design and coloring, 37;
animal designs, 37, 38;
designs and borders in good antiques, 38;
characteristic designs, 40-43;
choice of colors, 47;
use of, in Persia, 54;
small ones not exported, 54;
durability of fine specimens, 54;
used as hangings, 55;
districts where woven, 55;
experts can tell where woven, 55;
value of trade in, 55, 56;
export and import duties on, 56;
manufactured for Western markets, 56, 57;
descriptions of characteristic weaves, 58-70;
preferred to Indian, 87;
silk rugs, 124
(plate), 125;
hunting rugs, 128;
antique rug, 156 (plate); symbols, 160.
Persian weavers taken to India, 87.
Persian wool, 30.