Rug and carpet, Types, Design, and History

Rug and carpet, any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and now usually intended as a floor covering. Until the 19th century the word carpet was used for any cover, such as a table cover or wall hanging; since the introduction of machine-made products, however, it has been used

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Oriental carpets originated with the nomadic tribes in Central Asia 2,500 years ago. Carpet weaving has been a mainstay of many other countries since.

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