Talk:Oriental rug

New edit, July 2015

A new edit of this article was started July 2015. I realize that hand-woven rugs in all their splendour are objects of considerable pride in all the nations who produced them, and still do so today. I believe this pride is fully justified. I have used the information which is available to me, but I realize my view on the subject may be biased by my "Western" upbringing and education, and therefore, my writing might potentially be limited and narrowed to some extent. This is never intentional.

In accordance with Wikipedia terms and conditions, the article is not "owned" by a specific Wikipedian, but is fully open to all to edit, use, and distribute, with no restriction at all. I firmly believe that in an era full of conflicts, the oriental rug, deeply rooted for centuries in both the Eastern and Western cultures, and admired by people all over the world, deserves some consideration. As one of the world's pre-eminent works of art, writing about the oriental carpet should be led by the respect the art deserves. One way of paying this respect might be to provide substantiated, verified information to the related articles, and allow for an open discussion, as we admire together the sheer splendour and beauty of the Oriental rug. HajjiBaba (talk) 11:15, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

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A 1919 advertisement for Oriental rugs uses Orientalist tropes.

The section Oriental_rug#Intra- and intercultural contexts probably deserves some expansion. There is almost nothing in the article about the enormous market for these rugs, which seems to me to be worthy of much more coverage. Barely a passing mention of the phenomenon of the Transylvanian rugs, or how they figured prominently in the Orientalist decor so popular in Western countries in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Anyway, a possible illustration of the latter if anyone decides to work on this. - Jmabel | Talk 23:31, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

History

Seems to me that Biblical accounts of the curtains used in the tabernacle meet requirements for mention in this article. Drsruli (talk) 18:39, 9 February 2024 (UTC)