DAGHESTAN PRAYER RUG
PROPERTY OF H. B. CLAFLIN & CO.
(Description on page [256])
DERBEND
Synonym.—Derbent.
Why So Named.—Derbend, meaning "a fortified gate," is the name of the chief city and capital of the province of Daghestan, in the neighborhood of which these rugs are made by the Tartars and Turkomans.
Knot.—Ghiordes. Number vertically eight to twelve; number horizontally five to ten; number to square inch forty to one hundred twenty.
Warp.—Brown wool or goats' hair.
Woof.—Good wool. Usually more than two woof threads between each row of knots.
Nap.—Good, soft, thick, long, lustrous wool.
Weave.—Very good, but not as close as that of the Daghestans.