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| What qualities make a tribal rug or textile a "collector's
piece"? When is restoration appropriate? What should beginning collectors
avoid? Marla discusses her criteria. |
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How one man's inspired work
with young village children resulted in a delightful new folk art form.
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Tracking
the Archetype:
Technique-Generated Designs and Their Mutant Offspring
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How some of the most familiar
knotted-pile rug designs originated in the nomadic flat-weave techniques, then how they
evolved.
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A Weaver's View of the Çatal Hüyük
Controversy |
| An in-depth examination of the
drawings presented by James Mellaart in an effort to establish Anatolian kilim designs as
stone-age in origin. Was this a grand hoax? |
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The Goddess from Anatolia:
An Updated View of the Çatal Hüyük Controversy
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| A summary of the events and
debates surrounding controversial "reconstructed" wall paintings said to be from
an important Neolithic archaeological site in central Anatolia. |
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The Terminology Tangle:
Another View
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| An article written at the
height of the rug-world debate over "technical" vs. "structural" rug
language. The absurd results of a rigid approach. |
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| An article written
four years ago for the JOZAN on-line rug magazine outlining experiences with this
website in the early years of its development. |
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