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DISCUSSION FORUMS:

Turkotek:
The best internet resource for information on oriental rugs and weaving cultures. Accessible to beginners and experts alike, Turkotek is useful for both its regular "Salon discussions" and "virtual show and tell". It also offers general information on carpets and a well written series of "attribution guides".

Cloudband:
UK based site, run by ex-HALI staff. Includes a very successful "arcade" -- probably the biggest single internet resource for antique carpets -- as well as a magazine and up-to-date information on trade fairs, exhibitions and other textile related activites throughout the world. Due to misuse, the discussion section has had to be closed.

BOOKS ON ORIENTAL CARPETS AND WEAVING CULTURES:

Rugbooks.com:
Run by Dennis B. Marquand. Has an extensive list of available rug books, which can be purchased on-line.

Oxianna Books.

Myrnabloom.com.

GENERAL INFORMATION / EXHIBITIONS:

The International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Dedicated to advancing the understanding of carpet and related textile arts, the ICOC arranges periodic international forums to present papers and organize exhibitions which are intended to encourage the interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and ideas about Oriental carpets by scholars, collectors, dealers, and others of different interests, backgrounds and countries. The ICOC also arranges for the publication of conference papers presented and of exhibition catalogs, books and other materials.

Marla Mallett Textiles and Tribal Oriental Rugs:
Super site for information on textile structure and weaving techniques, from a foremost expert on the subject.

Jozan.com
A Scandinavian web-site and digital magazine about oriental rugs and carpets. The English version of the magazine features a photo-gallery with more than 725 Persian, Anatolian, Caucasian, Turkoman and Balouch rugs.

 

RELATED SITES WITH INFORMATION ON THE CULTURES AND PEOPLES OF CENTRAL ASIA:

Turkic Republics and Communities: The most complete guide to the Turkic world:
The name says it all: a well maintained and very useful research tool.

Shamanic Dimensions: A site for traditional shamanism and transformation:
Offers an integrated view of shamanism from an applied anthropological perspective. Includes pages on Siberian and Mongolian shamanism, an extensive bibliographic database, and an image gallery of interest to Central Asian scholars.

 

AUCTION HOUSES AND COMMERCIAL SITES:

eBay (rugs and textiles):
Perhaps the best and most accessible on-line resource for carpets. Daily updates.

Nagel Auctions
German auction house with good on-line auction catalogues, and a very useful, searchable, price data-base.

Rippon Boswell
The only specialist auctioneers of Antique and Rare Oriental rugs and textiles in the world.

 

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