Afghan weavers on a large loom. The tool they hold, a comb, is used to beat down the waft thread which runs side-to-side on top
A shepherd and his flock going home after shearing. India countryside.
Much work has to be done once a rug comes off the loom. Shearing the pile, putting the selvage along the edges, washing, finish trim,
An open air rug market in Northern Afghanistan. Buyers/exporters come and haggle over prices of rugs that were woven by women in local homes and
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