Resources for Collectors of Area Rugs
People who collect Turkoman rugs are irreverently referred to by other rug collectors as Turkomaniacs. Essentially a phenomenom which emerged in the ‘50s, Turkoman rug collecting was at the core of tribal rug interest. Ned, who is 60, was educated as a scientist and has a Ph. D. In biology. Employed in industry most of his life, he is presently self-employed as an environmental (pure water) consultant. His interest in Oriental rugs dates March, 1972 when he inherited three rugs -- a roomsize 1930s Kirman, a Sarouk, and a Hamadan. With these three rugs, he and his wife Joan purchased another rug and vissited local rug dealers, mostly department stores and small dealers. Within a few weeks they settled on a 1930s "American", ivory ground Sarouk and a new 3x5 Mir Sarouk. Since then, he's been an avid rug collector. Some of his rugs are shown in this interview.
If you're interested in learning about Persian rugs, this is one-stop shopping. To look at a Persian carpet is to glimpse a world of artistic magnificence nurtured for more then 2,500 years. The Iranians were among the first carpet weaver of the ancient civilizations and, through centuries of creativity and ingenuity building upon the talents of the past. Follow a link to the main site and learn about the origins of many Persian rugs, such as Khamseh, Karman, Khorassan, Turkman, Baluch and plenty of others.
This is a site for collectors of mostly antique oriental rugs and other ethnographic textiles that includes articles and discussion forums. It overs tribal rugs and textiles from central and western Asia, Khorjin, Tentband, Kilims, Torba, Juval, Turkmen, Belouch, and Afshar.
This site by the author of Woven Structures: A Guide to Oriental Rug and Textile Analysis features 3100 photos that illustrate a variety of textile art topics concerning antique tribal oriental rugs, kilims, tapestries and ethnic textiles from around the world.
An oriental rug magazine started in 1981 for collectors and dealers that provides auction reports, international market reports, book reviews, exhibition reviews, interviews, humor, and a wide range of scholarly and anecdotal articles.
This is Barry O'Connell's very extensive non-commercial site (he doesn't sell them) for learning about oriental rugs and carpets from different areas and divided in some cases by tribes. Covers Persian, Turkmen, Afghan, Mughal, Baluch, Sarouk, Heriz, Kashan, Kerman, Tabriz and many more.
This resource provides many pictures and topics and classifies rugs by type and region, e.g.,:Bergama, Antalya, Hereke, Ladik, Kars, Kayseri, Kozak, Kula, Kulluce Milas, Taspinar, Yahyali, and Yagcibedir. It covers the history of rug and kilim weaving, construction techniques and materials and dyes used, the "language" of the motifs used, and much more.
Crunruh Books is a specialty publisher of books for collectors of all types and section covers books on rugs and other textiles, including Contemporary Rugs: Art and Design, by leading British rug designers Christopher Farr and Matthew Bourne, and Fiona Leslie of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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