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the time Phil Holcomb moved to Bankok in 1989, he already had enough
carpets to cover the floors in his apartment. But the collecting didn't
stop and soon carpets were stacked up in the closet or hung on walls.
Seeking out others with a similar malady, he soon found enough
collectors similarly infected and we formed the Bangkok
Carpet Collector's Club. The BCCC was informal group
of carpet aficionados and serious collectors who found that from time
to time they became victims of unscrupulous carpet dealers. Several of us decided
it would be most useful to learn more about carpets through sharing our
collective knowledge and experiences in buying oriental
carpets.
To make each meetings more meaningful, Phil agreed to prepare an "information
paper" which would help summarize some of the specific
matters
to be
reviewed at a particular meeting (see topics below).
Since arriving in Florida in 1999, Phil has joined the Central Florida Carpet Society. It is worth noting that the members of both the BCCC and the CFCS always prefer the special warmth and uniqueness of tribal carpets over the more formal wool and silk "city" carpets of Iran. Each of these beautiful tribals reflect the inherent native vision and dedicated workmanship of a nomadic individual who has spent the best part of one year of his or her life creating a true work of art. Disclaimer: The author, Phil
Holcomb, assumes no responsibility with respect to the accuracy
of
the information contained therein, nor establishes any claims
that
these papers are all his own scholarly work. Rather,
these papers are a compilation of comments and details researched from
many books on the subject, without specific acknowledgement to the
particular
authors of these books . A list of excellent reference books on
the
subject has been included under Reference Bibliography. Read
on and learn!
Information paper #1 TRIBAL CARPET IDENTIFICATION Information paper #2 CAUCASIAN CARPETS Information
paper #3 TRIBAL
CARPETS
OF AFGHANISTAN Information paper #4 TRIBAL CARPETS OF PERSIA (IRAN) Reference Bibliography: LIST OF REFERENCE BOOKS Below:
Tribal women weaving rug on a typical ground loom |
