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Guide to My Notes on Oriental Rugs - P: "Guide to My Notes on Oriental Rugs - P Prayer Rugs Guide To Caucasian Prayer Rugs NEW! Guide To Prayer Rugs Poldi Pezzoli Carpet Poldi Pezzoli Carpet and Tahmasps Shahnama "

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Iranian Ethnic Groups: "BALUCHIS The Baluchis reside mainly in Baluchestan, which is a dry region in the south-eastern part of the Iranian plateau. It extends from the Kerman desert to the rest of Bam and Beshagard mountains, and to the western borderline of the Sind and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Baluchestan is divided between Iran and Pakistan. Iran and Pakistan had a dispute concerning the

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Pile Rugs of the Baluch: "Most main and minor borders have patterns of the Turkoman origin. For example, the Volute cross is a heraldic square (“kotshanak aine”), which the Tekke and the Salor use as a field design. In some of the rugs the guls are arranged in three vertical rows, with seven or nine guls in each row. This is clearly a Tekke tradition. The Tekke tradition is less obvious in the

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Reuters AlertNet - Pakistan may face lengthy conflict on Afghan border: "Pakistan may face lengthy conflict on Afghan border 26 Jan 2005 08:03:58 GMT Source: Reuters By Amir Zia QUETTA, Pakistan, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Pakistani forces, already stretched battling Islamic militants and guarding the Indian frontier, could be sliding into a protracted separatist conflict in a key province bordering

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Aljazeera.Net - Pakistani eviction bid to quell Baluchs: "Pakistani eviction bid to quell Baluchs Friday 28 January 2005, 14:45 Makka Time, 11:45 GMT Tribesmen are seeking political rights and royalties Pakistan is to take the most drastic step yet in its bid to crush a tribal rebellion, forcibly evicting all residents within 15 kilometres of the country's biggest gasfield. Clans in the

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Daily Times - Site Edition: "Expert’s proposed constitutional remedy for Balochistan Staff Report KARACHI: Failure to revise the concurrent list of the of the Constitution that determines the quantum of provincial autonomy is the cause of unrest in the smaller provinces, especially Balochistan, the president of the Sindh High Court Bar Association, Akhtar Hussain, said on Thursday. Talking to

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The Telegraph - Calcutta : International: "Pak army glare on Baluch revolt IMTIAZ GUL Islamabad, Jan. 16: The Pakistani army appears all set to tackle the latest wave of insurgency sweeping Baluchistan after the province formally sought the federal government’s assistance to secure its gas installations. While interior minister Aftab Sherpao did not rule out a military operation in the area

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VOA News - Conflict Between Pakistan and Baluch Tribes Intensifies: "Conflict Between Pakistan and Baluch Tribes Intensifies 18-January-2005 0001 A recent conflict between the Pakistani government and tribesmen over gas pipelines in southwestern Baluchistan province appears to be coming to a head. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says he will use all resources to protect the country's

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Afghanistan - Baluch: "Baluch The homeland of the Sunni Baluch in southwestern Afghanistan is in the sparsely settled deserts and semi-deserts of Hilmand Province, although Baluch enclaves are also found in northwestern Faryab Province. These semisedentary and seminomadic populations are famed for camel breeding. They number perhaps around 100,000, although other estimates are lower. Seventy

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Netiran>Travel>Destinations>Sistan va Baloochestan: "Culture Art Sistan va Baloochestan Sistan va Baloochestan province has 31 city.After Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan is Iran's biggest province with a variety of different Iranian tribes. This province played a very important role in Iran's past and in its legacies. Iran's biggest epical hero, Rostam, was bon in a city called Zabol located

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Pile Rugs of the Baluch: "Pile Rugs of The Baluch and Their Neighbors, by Dr. Dietrich H. G. Wegner Translated from German by Lola Froehlich, August, 1981. Reviewed by Dr. Wegner, May, 1985 This five part article first appeared in Oriental Rug Review, Vol. 5, No. 4, July 1985 Reproduced here with permission of the Publisher Photo from 'Rugs of the Wandering Baluch' - (Black/Loveless)

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From The Horses Mouth: "From the Horses Mouth- Talking 'Baluch' with Jerry Anderson Original text & photos appeared in HALI 76, � 1994 The study of so-called �Baluch� tribal weaving has reached a watershed. While on the one hand Baluch rugs have cast aside their misleading stereotyped image as derivative Turkoman bastard cousins, on the other we still find in the marketplace the promiscuous use

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What is a Khal Mohammadi rug?: "What is a Khal Mohammadi rug? Khal Mohammad is a very innovative rug producer from Northern Afghanistan. He is an Ersari Turkmen and a master dyer as well. The Khal Mohammadi rug generally is relatively short pile, expertly finished, and very attractive. Working with natural dyes Khal Mohammed has created attractive Afghan rugs with excellent wool and beautiful

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Accent on Rugs - Fine Carpets and Tapestries: "Welcome to Accent on Rugs of Los Gatos Fine Rugs and Tapestries for any Decorative Requirement Accent on Rugs of Los Gatos 10 Station Way, Los Gatos, California 95030 Retail Shop Open Tuesday- Saturday 10 - 5 (408)354-8820---fax(408)354-1804 Newly Updated Catalogue with many New Items...more coming daily. Currently over 1000 items online. New Zoom

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Accent on Rugs - Fine Carpets and Tapestries: "Welcome to Accent on Rugs of Los Gatos Fine Rugs and Tapestries for any Decorative Requirement Accent on Rugs of Los Gatos 10 Station Way, Los Gatos, California 95030 Retail Shop Open Tuesday- Saturday 10 - 5 (408)354-8820---fax(408)354-1804 Newly Updated Catalogue with many New Items...more coming daily. Currently over 1000 items online. New Zoom

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Rug Notes Index - K Oriental rugs and carpets by Barry O'Connell,Spongobongo.com: "Kandahar The city of Kandahar is in Southwest Afghanistan and has been the dividing line between Persia and India for hundreds of years at least. Circa 1520 it was one of the principle kingdoms of Babur's empire. Today Kandahar is primarily Pashtun. Originally founded and named after Alexander (Iskander) the

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ME AND OPHELIA: Very Cool to see a link from someone who knows my brother Jim. Thanks, JBOC "THE PERSIAN CARPET BLOGS A comprehensive look at Persian carpets and rugs Enjoyed Barry O'Connell's two BlogSpots on Persian Rugs and The Persian Carpet, and his main site of various notes and guides to The Persian Carpet in its many forms. Fascinating pictures and links. A great find. Thanks to

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Child Labor: Is there a chance my rug was woven by Child Slave Labor?: "Even well known American producers are split on child labor. Mason Purcell of Purcell Oriental Rug Co. conducts surprise check of all the looms with which they contract. If she finds children at a loom the rug is cut from the loom the work is paid for and that weaver never works for Purcell again. Yayla Tribal Rugs is a

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Wasington Webb Limousine Service: "Specializing in Reagan National, Dulles and BWI Airport and the greater Baltimore Washington Area with Quality Limousine Service by Kevin. No one can get you into and out of Reagan National, Dulles and BWI faster. Call Kevin at 301-220-3294 or Mobile: 240-375-3395 "

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Turkic Republics and Communities - Turks, Turkish, Turk: "Handmade Turkmen and Bukhara Rugs from Turkmenistan"

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MUENCHEN TEXTILE ART Munich Textile Art will take place from March 4th to 7th 2004. The exhibition includes antique rugs, flatweaves, tapestries and textiles from reputable exhibitors. The exhibitors includes Galerie Frauenknecht, Galerie Arabesque, Ex Oriente, Adil Bisim - to mention a few of the announced exhibitors. There will be more than 20 exhibitors this year. Bertram Frauenknecht

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The James Blackmon Baluch Prayer Rug Baluch rugs are commonly seen in Prayer Rug Format. Here is an especially nice one. I especially like the purple color in the close-up shots. James Blackmon has an excellent eye for color and composition.

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The Koch/Opie/Craycraft Baluch Rug: "The Koch/Opie/Craycraft Baluch Rug I recognized this famous Baluch Rug on www.Cloudband.com offered by Edward Koch of Herat, Ltd. in Florida. Trusted Resource List - Rug & Carpet Dealers In The U.S. Herat, Ltd. Cloudband Arcade - Herat, Ltd. Inventory Page This rug is like an old friend. It was first published as 'Baluch Area' Plate 13.19 from Opie, James.

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Sothebys East Persian pictorial rug Lot 150 Baluch or Afshar: "East Persian pictorial rug Lot 150 Baluch or Afshar Seen on www.Sothebys.com Sotheby's Auctions � Fine Rugs & Carpets including Islamic Textiles � lot 35 Sale W02871 W - An East Persian pictorial rug, third quarter 19th century, London, Olympia 1,000�1,500 GBP Session 1 11 Jun 02 2:00 PM Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's

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Persian Rugs - Information on Persian rugs and carpets: "Information on Persian rugs and carpets on www JOZAN MAGAZINE: Jozan Magazine includes a large educational rug photo gallery with several hundreds photos of Persian rugs. Visit Educational Persian Gallery. ORIENTAL RUG NOTES: Barry O'Connell's Oriental Rug Notes includes several rug guides on Persian rugs. Visit Guide to the Persian Carpet

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The Persian Carpet: "The Persian Carpet The Persian Carpet Blog. My casual look at Persian Rugs and Carpets"

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The Incidence Of High Ply Counts In Early Cotton Warps: "The Incidence Of High Ply Counts In Early Cotton Warps The incidence of Z6S and Z8S warps in the Widener Mughal Carpet raises some issues that need to be addressed. Dr. Murray Eiland Jr. speculated on the question of cotton warps with a ply count greater than 4 or 5 in his landmark book 'Chinese and Exotic Rugs' pg. 177-178. Dr. Eiland was

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Rugs Depict Terror Attack, but New York Isn’t Ready for 9/11 Kitsch Not everyone loves War Rugs!

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Persian Rugs

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Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell

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Kazak Rugs: "Kazak Rugs The Kazak Rugs Blog" Visit my new Blog on Kazak Rugs. Best wishes, Barry

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Antique Baluch Rug: "Antique Baluch Rug The rug is a little crooked because Max was watching our black squirrel 'Blackie'. When I asked Max his opinion of this rug he said, 'very pretty rug'. Antique Baluch with beautifully drawn simple pattern repeat and great color. Because of the sophistication of the color and the 4 cord selvage I attribute this rug to Khorasan Persia. I do not see this

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Sothebys East Persian pictorial rug Lot 150 Baluch or Afshar: "The origin of rugs of this group is a matter of some contention. Julian Homer and more recently Dennis Woodman have pointed to a Beluch attribution (see Hali, issue 120, p. 13), but Tom Cole (Hali, issue 117, pp. 82-86, fig. 7) has suggested an Afshar origin. Whatever the origin of the group, however, it is clear that this is an

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Rug News - Oriental rug events, articles and links: "RugNews.Net Oriental rug events, articles and links "

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Hazara or Baluch Sumac: "This is a particularly nice Baluch type Sumac Kelim. I suspect that these may be Hazara but in the marketplace these are called Baluch. I based my suspicion on the weave and on the wool. Wool of course depends on the breed of sheep. Hazara raise Hazaragi sheep. No other group that I have been able to identify uses Hazaragi sheep. This rug has a distinctive wool that is

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The Cocoon Beluch Bag Face: "I spotted this attractive Baluch Bag on www.Cloudband.com offered by a dealer on our Trusted resource List, Seref Ozen of Arasta Bazaar Sultanahmet Istanbul, Turkey."

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Afghan Balouch Rugs, photos and information: "Afghan Balouch "

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Golden Age Carpets Closing Sale!: " Golden Age (formerly Persian Mercantile) is a well established company with thousands of satisfied customers throughout California and the U.S. We're listed on the Internet�s Trusted Resource Dealer List (www.spongobongo.com), and our owner, Leon Mayeri, frequently contributes to rug discussion boards and is well-known throughout the industry. Accordingly, it

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Baluch Rugs: "When I first started looking at Oriental Rugs I started with Baluch rugs or more propperly Baluch type. I assumed that Baluch rugs were woven Baluch weavers and that all this must be well documented so that we could look at the structure and pattern of a rug and look them up in a book and know exacly where they were woven and by what groups. But when I went to the books I found it

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Newton notes: " Exhibit on Arthur T. Gregorian to open On Sunday, Sept. 28, from 3:30-5 p.m., the Armenian Library and Museum of America in Watertown will open a new exhibit "Armenag's Story: The Life and Lore of Arthur T. Gregorian," celebrating the life of the late Arthur T. Gregorian. Affectionately known as Arthur T., he was a noted writer, rug expert and raconteur who served as chairman

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News: "WASHINGTON, DC — A top expert on Oriental carpets who ran a hotel and hospital laundry business (Senate Laundry) and once served as national president of what is now the Association of Specialists in Cleaning & Restoration (ASCR) died of cancer May 15 at age 78, the Washington Post reported."

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Rugbooks - Product Details: " Pittenger, Robert, compiler: Reports on the Tribes Home / Books / Oriental Rug Books / Belouch Rugs New York 2003, Map 72 pp. 8.5 x 11 Spiralbound in New condition. Baluch references from the Perso-Afghan borderlands gleaned from books and journals mostly from 1800-1920. Covers rug weaving tribes between Sistan in the south and Herat and Masad in the north."

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Rugbooks - Product Details: "Munkacsi, Kurt, David d'Heurle and Peter Saunders: Bigger is Better, Main Carpets of the Turkoman Home / Books / Oriental Rug Books / Central Asian Rugs and Textiles A new book from Peter Saunders! Definite must buy if you are interested in Turkmen rugs. New York 2003, 30 CP 30 color figures 68 pp. 6 x 5 CD-ROM in New condition. Requires a Macintosh or PC with a

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Herat Ltd. Persian Baluch Rug c. 1880-1899 Charming rug. The shift in warp color is interesting.

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Antique Yacub Khani Timuri Carpet: "This is the best Yacub Khani Carpet that I have ever seen. I collected this one a number of years ago and it has always been my favorite rug in my collection. This carpet is an Afghan Yacub Khani not the more common Persian Timuri. The key to this is that this piece has the limited color palette seen in Afghan piece. The Afghan Yacub Khani used natural dye

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These are the Baluch Rugs blog for My Notes on Oriental Rugs and Carpets

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