I his blog yesterday Emmett Eiland raised an interesting theory he attributes to James Opie:
...the West is now making amends for past sins (such as introducing very poor quality synthetic dyes to the rug-making East in the nineteenth century) by helping restore some of the rug-making techniques and designs lost to many of the weavers during the past sixty years...
For some reason it reminds me of Oriental rug designs being introduced to Navajo weavers for the commercial trade of their blankets ("Hey, ditch those stripes and put a couple Lesghi stars on there"). Those designs still carry on today. Then again when did these designs not flow from one culture to another introduced by traders or invaders?
-Wesley
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