Ersari Goklan tribe, 98.

Ersari tribe of upper Oxus, 101.

Erzerum, 169, 171.

Europe, introduction of rug-weaving into, 20;
use of rugs at _fetes_, 20;
imports looms into Turkey, 24;
demand for rugs since 1850, 54;
factories to supply trade with, 57;
interest in Ouchak industry, 81.

Evans, E. P., 176.

Evergreens, symbolism of, 161.

Experts can determine where rug was made, 55.

Export trade (Persian) in rugs, 55, 56.

Eye of Osiris, symbolism of, 158.

F

Faber, George Stanley, 176.

Factories, rug-weaving, 26, 38, 51, 56, 57, 69, 70, 90, 119.

Fakeh, 169, 171.

Fars, designs peculiar to, 37;
modern rug-weaving district, 55;
value of rug trade, 56;
rugs exported from, 68;
meaning of _Fars_, 162;
spelling, 167, 171.

Farsistan (Province), 167.

Feather of an ostrich, symbolism of, 158.

Feathers of rare birds, symbolism of, 158.

Felt rugs, 126, 127.

Felts, Chinese, 114.

Feraghan, 167, 171.

Feraghan rugs, characteristic designs of, 40, 42, 43;
description, 59;
plate, 62.

Ferghana (Province), 168.

Fergusson, James, 176.

_Fetes_, rugs used as decorations during, 20.

Fez, 134.

Fir cone, symbolism of, 161.

Fire-worshippers of Yezd, 70.

Flat stitch, in Soumak and Khilim rugs, 34, 117.

Flax, 30.

Flemish weavers, 138.

Floor-coverings and awnings, ancient, 19.

Floral designs in Indian rugs, 88;
in Jaipur rugs, 91.

Fly, symbolism of, 161.

Flying eagle, symbolism of, 160.

"Folk Lore of China, The," Denny, 175.

France, rug-weaving introduced by Saracens, 20;
silk industry in, 123;
place-names, 169.

French rugs, 141, 142.

Fringe on rugs intended for hanging, 99.

Frog, symbolism of, 158.

Fu-Chan, 171.

Fu-Chau, 162, 165.

Fusenbeth, F. C., D.D., 176.

Fylfot design, 42, 148, 159.

G

Gask, 167.

Gauls, red favorite color of, 48.

Gaezne, 165.

Gemerik, 169, 171.

Genghis Khan, 100.

Genghis rugs, 100.

Geometrical designs replace floral in India, 88.

Germantown yarn used in Navajo rugs, 147.

Germany, rug-weaving in, 142.

Ghain, 167.

Ghayn, 167.

Ghazni, 165, 171.

Ghilan, silk trade in, 124;
spelling, 167, 171.

Ghileem rugs, _see_ Khilim rugs.

Ghiordes, 169, 171.

Ghiordes knotting, 34, 35.

Ghiordes panel in Meles