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Naamah, legendary inventor of spinning, 16.

Nagpur, 166, 173.

Names of rugs, 94.

Natural forms in rug designs, 19, 21, 37, 65.

Navajo Indian Reservation, 146.

Navajo rugs, swastika design in, 43;
description of, 146-149 (and plate).

Navajo women's costume, 148.

New England hooked or rag rugs, 143, 144.

Nile Key, symbolism of, 158.

"Nineveh and Babylon," Layard, 176.

"Nineveh and its Remains," Layard, 176.

Nineveh marbles, 17;
fall of, 19.

Ning-po, 163, 165, 173.

Niris, Lake, 66.

Niris rugs, 66.

Niriz, 167, 173.

Nishapur, 167, 173.

Nomadic weavers, 26; design peculiar to, 41.

North Arcot (District), 166, 173.

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Octagon design, 43.

O'Dagree, H. Eugene, 177.

O'Donovan, Edmund, 177.

Odor of rugs, 95, 96.

Old man leaning on staff, symbolism of, 157.

Olive, symbolism of, 161.

Onteora rugs, 144.

Oorfa, 169.

Orange, symbolism of, 48.

"Oriental Carpets," Clarke, 175.

"Oriental Carpets," Coxon, 175.

"Oriental Carpets," Lessing, 176.

"Oriental Rugs," Mumford, 177.

Oriental symbols, 156-162.

"Origin of Pagan Idolatry," Faber, 176.

"Origin of Pictish Symbolism," Southesk, 177.

Ormarah, 165, 173.

"Ornement Polychrome, L'," Racinet, 177.

Ouchak, 81, 169, 173.

Ouchak rugs, 78, 81.

Oushak, 169.

Oustri-Nan rugs, 66;
spelling, 167,173.

Outlines of black and white, 47.

Owephissa, 170, 173.

Owl, symbolism of, 157, 161.

Ox, symbolism of, 161.

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Palestine rugs, 111.

Palm leaf designs, 41.

Palm tree, symbolism of, 159.

Palmer, Mrs. Potter, rug owned by, 90.

Palmette, forms of, 39, 40.

Papyrus, importance to Egyptians, 51;
symbolism of, 159.

Pashim (goat's wool), 30, 93.

Patna, 166, 173.

Patna rugs, 93.

Patriarchs' graves, rugs hung over, 20.

Patterns, small, used by Demirdji weavers, 75.

Paul's Tent Cloth, 72.

Peach, symbolism of, 157.

Peacock, symbolism of, 160, 161.

Peacock Throne at Teheran, 124.

Pearls interwoven in silk rug, 124.

Pequaket, N. H., 143.

Pergamo, 168.

Pergamos, 74.

Perrot, Georges, 177.

"Persia and the Persian Question," Curson, 175.

"Persia and the Persians," Wheeler, 178.

Persia, significance of white in, 48;
antiquity of rug-making in, 53;
civilization of, 53;
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