Area Rugs Collecting Resources
The Hajji Baba Club
The Hajji Baba Club is an oriental rug collectors' organization that features club newsletters, collectors' choices of oriental rugs, a photo archive and resourceful Oriental rug links.
Persian Designs by Mansoureh Nia
Called Sculpture on Glass, this is an exhibition on the Seton Hall University Library Gallery on the Persian designs of artist Mansoureh Nia. a native of Iran who studied the art of Persian rugs at the Teheran Institute of Creative Arts, founded to preserve the integrity of the art of Persian rug design. Her work reflects the art of ancient Persian rug designs painted on glass,
TurkoTek
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.
Rug Collecting
Popular book titles for rug collectors, including Contemporary Rugs: Art and Design by Christopher Farr, Dhurries: History, Pattern, Technique, Identification by Nada Caldecott, Weaving a World: Textiles and the Navajo Way of Seeing by Paul Zolbrod, Chasing Rainbows: Collecting American Indian Trade & Camp Blankets by Barry Friedman, Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America by Sarah B Sherrill and other titles about tribal rugs, antique rugs and tapestries and oriental carpets. History and origins of rugs and their makers are included.
Kansas City Oriental Rug and Textile Association
Home page of a group devoted to the study and appreciation of textiles, oriental rugs in particular. Also known as KCORTA. The group meets generally on a quarterly basis to listen to speakers and socialize. Includes village and nomadic pieces with wool and jewel-tone colors. Members have meetings to discuss textiles from foreign lands and share ideas. Membership information and a section of oriental rug links is included.
How Good is My Rug Collecting
There are a lot of curious reasons why people collect rugs, some of which make little sense to anyone not so bitten. People participate in rug collecting to own fabulous rugs, win competitions, to learn about the industry, have fun meeting others interested in rugs, make money off the products and to be in the collecting industry. The author of this article talks about his fascination with rug collection, as well as tales of life as a rug collector.
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