THE EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATED
Owner's Description.—The field of this old Ghiordes rug is of jade green, edged with small flower forms in cream, canary color, and brown. The high prayer niche penetrates the light blue space in which is a most symmetrical and formal arrangement of a leaf worked in light green, brown and red. The outer and inner border stripes carry the Ghiordes "Tarantula" design, and in the main border the design is squared off in tile fashion, a stiff leaf in light blue filling one-half the square and two red blossoms with yellow centres the other half. The stems are wrought in dark brown. See also color plate, page [66].
KULAH
Synonyms.—Koula, Coula.
Why So Named.—After the town of Kulah, which is southeast of Ghiordium and east of Smyrna, in the vicinity of which they are made.
Knot.—Ghiordes. Number vertically eight to twelve; number horizontally eight to fourteen; number to square inch sixty-four to one hundred sixty-eight.
Warp.—Always fine wool.
Woof.—Usually fine wool. Moderns occasionally of cotton.
Nap.—Fine, short, silky wool in the antiques, mohair in some of the modern ones.
Weave.—Generally close, well tied knots.