Vol. IX, No. 6 August/September, 1989, 72 pages plus covers Persian Rug Focus $24.00 Kerman Rug, mid-19th century Lead Article: An Introduction to Persian Village Rugs, by Donald N. Wilber A brief definition of the characteristics of the type

Vol. IX, No. 6, Persian Focus, August/September, 1989, 72 pages plus covers -- $24.00

Lead Article: An Introduction to Persian Village Rugs, by Donald N. Wilber
A brief definition of the characteristics of the type
A Group of Veramin Weavings, by Michael Craycraft
Were the majority of 113 Veramin pieces woven by the Qajar
A History of the Buta, by David R. Milberg
Unique ideas about the origins and styles of butas (botehs) in Persian rugs
A Cultural-Aesthetic Analysis of a Modern Persian Carpet
A challenge to the view that modern production is more culturally authentic but aesthetically insignificant
Master of the Art of Carpet Repair, Part I, by Henry Glassie
The first in three parts of the life history of Hagop Barin
The Evolution of a Rug Dealer, by James Opie
Boyhood career in scrap metal led to finer things
Legacy From the Loom, by Susan Brown McGreevy
The Wheelwright Museum's collection of Navajo Sandpainting textiles
Mongols in Munich, by John Taylor
Urging museums to turn up the lights
A Michelin Two-Star Event, by Thomas D. Cook
John Collins' Third South Persian Exhibition
Kurdish Rugs, A Focus at Last, by Peter F. Stone
Stanzer's book Kordi a pleasure
Treasured Carpets, Costumes, and Decorative Fabrics of the USSR, by Joan Long
A report on the Textile Museum's 1989 Study Tour
Letters, Rug Notes, Book Marks, The June Auctions