KHIVA BOKHARA (AFGHAN) CARPET
PROPERTY OF PROF. DELMAR HAWKINS
Border.—From two to four narrow border stripes, usually three.
Prevailing Colors.—A lavish use of the Turkoman reds in the field with designs in blue, orange, brown, green, and white.
Dyes.—Good in the antiques. Nearly all of the new pieces are chemically dyed.
Designs.—The octagon is almost universally employed and is quartered by alternating colors. Animal forms are seldom seen. The prayer form is also seldom found.
Prices.—$1.25 to $2.00 per square foot.
Sizes.—They are the largest of the Turkoman rugs, being nearly always in carpet sizes and almost square, six to nine by eight to eleven feet.
Remarks.—One of the best inexpensive rugs on the market. Coarser and heavier than the other Turkoman products and in damp weather they are liable to have more or less of the smell of goats. The Khiva is about the only antique carpet now on the market.