Sites with educational content about antique rugs and other textiles of interest to collectors fall within this category. Textiles other than rugs include garments, utilitarian objects (containers, for example) and ... [MORE] Dealers@ (46) Tribal (25) 1. Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania - Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs. 2. Armenian Rugs Society - Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs. 3. deYoung Museum Textiles - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum. 4. Franses US - North American gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions. 5. Gallery Anatolia - Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims. 6. Haliden Oriental Rugs and Carpets - Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags. 7. NonPlusUltra - Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow. 8. Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden) - A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts. 9. Oriental Rugs of Bath - Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations. 10. Raymond Benardout Gallery - Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries. 11. Richard E. Wright Research Reports - A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles. 12. Rippon Boswell Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Textiles - Appraisers of Oriental rugs, carpets and tapestries for all purposes. 13. Seattle Textile and Rug Society - Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area. 14. Silk Road - New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail. 15. The Persian Carpet Gallery - A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran. 16. Alberto Levi Gallery - Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions. 17. American Conference on Oriental Rugs - Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years. 18. Antique and decorative Oriental rugs and textiles - Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets. 19. Armenian Rugs and Carpets - Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia. 20. At World Rugs - Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content. 21. Beauvais Carpets - Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day. 22. Brandon Oriental Rugs - Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world. 23. Cetinkaya Gallery - Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions. 24. Christopher Legge - Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets. 25. Claudio Mariani: Tibetan and Chinese Antiques and Carpets - Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings. 26. Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs - Photos and information about antique oriental rugs. 27. Cloudband - On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade. 28. Cocoon - Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia. 29. Collins Gallery - Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars. 30. Costumes and Textiles - Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 31. Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rugs - San Francisco bay area (Berkeley) dealer's site has topical articles about oriental rugs. 32. eRug Gallery - Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section. 33. FlyingRugs - Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information. 34. Gallery Tulip - Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese. 35. Ghereh - Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions. 36. Hajji Baba Club - Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club. 37. HALI - English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art. 38. Harlequin Thunderstrand - A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali. 39. Holly L. Smith & Co. - The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer. 40. Hort Oriental Rugs - Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each. 41. International Conference on Oriental Carpets - Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale. 42. International Hajji Baba Society - Rug collector club in Washington, D.C. 43. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets - A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector. 44. JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs - Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them. 45. Jozan - Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs. 46. Keshishian Carpets - Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles. 47. Kilim.com - Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum. 48. Le Bazaar D'Orient - Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French. 49. Mark Keshishian and Sons - Dealer site with some articles about rugs. 50. Meidan 91 - Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs. 51. New England Rug Society - Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles. 52. Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies - University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander. 53. Old Tribal Rugs Gallery - Persian rugs, urban, village and tribal, and some photos of tribal people. 54. Oldcarpet - Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values. 55. One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles - Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. 56. Oriental Rug Review - A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material. 57. Oriental Rugs History NEW! - Informational site with brief essays about weaving, materials, dyes, design, classification and history of oriental rugs. 58. Pazyryk Gesellschaft NEW! - German collector club, with announcements, exhibitions and other informtaion. In German and English. 59. Perryman Oriental Carpets - Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services. 60. Persian Carpet - Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets. 61. Peter Pap Oriental Rugs - Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire. 62. Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society - An active rug collector organization. 63. Rippon Boswell Wiesbaden - Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German. 64. RugLore - An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast. 65. San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society - Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions. 66. Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs - Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors. 67. Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs - A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin. 68. Textile Gallery - Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions 69. Textile Museum - Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop. 70. Textile Museum of Canada - Toronto's museum devoted to textiles. 71. TextilesAsArt.com - Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles. 72. The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts - A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world. 73. The Rug Company - Informational site with charactersitics of rugs and carpets from various geographic areas. 74. Tribal Art at Rimea.net - A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs. 75. Tschebull Antique Carpets - Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs. 76. Turkish Bazaar - Provides information about Oriental rug making, kilims, the language of motifs, selection and care. 77. Urartu Carpets & Kilims - Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia. 78. Vanishing Textiles - Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles. 79. World Wide Weave - A directory of oriental rug and textile societies. 80. Zadah Fine European & Oriental Carpets - Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.

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