Design, of Persian rugs, 17; Oriental designs adapted from Nature, 19; Egypto-Chaldean designs in modern rugs, 19; furnished by Western art schools, 25; hereditary, 37; manner of teaching to pupils, 37; of Persian rugs, 37; selected by buyer, 38; Occidental, copied by native weavers, 38; made from _talims_, or working drawings, 38, 39; proportioned to size of rug, 39; units described, 39-43; determines district where woven, 55; of modern Persian product, 57; Shah Abbas, 59; Herati border, 59, 61, 64, 69; Guli Hinnai, 60; Tree of Life, 17, 65; use of old patterns, 69; introduced by Persian weavers into India, 87; Hindoo, 88; floral, in Indian rugs, 88; Persian, in Jaipur rugs, 91; in Lahore rugs, 91; in Warangul rugs, 93; in Japanese rugs, 116; of silk rugs, 125; of Morris rugs, 139; of Navajo rugs, 148; symbolical, 156-162. "Design in Textile Fabrics," Ashenhurst, 175. Designers, Indian, 32 (plate). Dewsbury, power looms in, 24. Dhurrie, Indian, 91, 94. Diarbekir, 169, 171. "Dictionary of Place Names," Blackie, 175. Dining-rooms, Görevan rugs popular for, 61. "Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh," Layard, 176. Djushaghan rugs, characteristic palmette of, 39; description, 59. Dog, symbolism of, 161. Dove, symbolism of, 158. Dowry, girls weave rugs for, 26, 132. Dragon, symbolism of, 157. Dragon and Phoenix, symbolism of, 157. Dragon with five claws on each of its four feet, symbolism of, 157. Dresser, Charles, 176. Duck, symbolism of, 157. Dunlap, Mrs. Robert, rug owned by, 117 (plate). Dupont, French weaver, 141. Durability of fine Persian rugs, 54; of Kurdish rugs, 79. Durham, power looms in, 24. Durrie, _see_ Dhurrie, Indian. Duties, Persian system of collecting, 55; on rugs, 56. Dyes, 18, 44-46, 98, 139, 147. E Eagle, symbolism of, 158, 160. Eagle, descending, symbolism of, 160. Eagle, flying, symbolism of, 160. Eagle, standing, symbolism of, 160. "Early Christian Symbolism," Allen, 175. Earnings of weavers, 27, 28, 82. "Earth and Its Inhabitants, The," Reclus, 177. East Turkestan place-names, 165. "Eastern Carpets," Robinson, 177. Edwards, Amelia, 176. Egg, symbolism of, 158. "Egypt after the War," Stuart, 178. "Egypt: Three Essays on the History, Art, and Religion," Brummer, 175. "Egyptian Art," Ryan, 177. "Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought," Bonnick, 175. Egyptian wall-paintings of weavers, 16, 17; ancient rug-weaving, 18, 22; symbolic colors, 47; substitution of woven rugs for skins, 51; modern rugs, 51; factory, 51; imported rugs, 52; symbols, 158, 159. Egypto-Chaldean designs in modern rugs, 19. Eleanora introduced tapestries into England, 138. Elephant, symbolism of, 161. El-Hosn, 169, 171. Elkins, Joseph, D.D., 176. Ellore, 160, 171.