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Marla Mallett Textiles and Antique Oriental Tribal Rugs  - http://marlamallett.com  Lots of information on textile structure by a leading authority, with an ongoing on-line revision of her book. Includes rugs and textiles offered for sale.  TurkoTek  - http://www.turkotek.com  A noncommercial site for collectors of textiles, especially tribal weavings from central and western Asia. Active moderated discussion boards.  Vincent's Cave  - http://www.vincent-perzen.nl  A virtual cave with rugs throughout. In Dutch and English.  Stuttgarter Kunstauktionshaus Dr.Fritz Nagel  - http://www.auction.de/  Nagels holds several rug sales each year, with illustrated catalogues.  Ron B. Saillian Oriental Rugs and Carpets  - http://www.mgl.ca/~saillrug/  Specialist dealer in Persian and Central Asian collectable rugs and trappings.  The Nomads Tent  - http://www.nomadstent.co.uk  Edinburgh dealer site, with brief articles and book reviews.  Herat Ltd.  - http://www.herat.com  Old tribal weavings, with a nice introduction to the subject for beginners.  Samarkand Galleries  - http://www.samarkand.co.uk/  Informative commercial site run by British author/lecturer Brian MacDonald.  The Tribal Eye  - http://www.tribal-kilims.com  Peter Davies' site on tribal textiles.  Tattersall's of Uppingham  - http://www.rutnet.co.uk/tattersalls  Restoration and cleaning of tribal rugs.  Milton Cater Oriental Carpets  - http://www.orientalcarpets.com.au/index.htm  A commercial site with a philosophical attitude. Includes a selection of worn rugs ("Noble Ruins") and a free online newsletter.  Brooke Pickering Moroccan Rugs  - http://www.moroccanrugs.com/  Informative site by dealer specializing in Moroccan tribal rugs, flatweaves and other textiles.  Sun Bow Trading Company  - http://www.sunbowtrading.com  A colorful American dealer in tribal rugs and textiles.  Frauenknecht Antique Rugs  - http://www.frauenknecht.com/index.html  Content-rich, with excellent exhibitions, run by well known German dealer and author.  Reuben Antique Carpets  - http://www.dmreuben-carpets.com  Dealer/Author David M. Reuben. Specializing in antique tribal, especially Turkmen, rugs.  Joshua Baer and Company  - http://www.westernpictures.net  Information and sales of Navajo blankets and rugs, Spanish colonial furniture and American Indian art.  Walter Schwitter  - http://home.global.co.za/~slouw/index.html  Johannesburg based dealer in antique and semi-antique oriental carpets.  Thomas Cole Antique Rugs and Textiles  - http://www.tcoletribalrugs.com/index.html  Antique tribal and central Asian rugs, embroideries and other textile art.  Moroccan Hanbels  - http://moroccanrugs.co.uk  Berber tribal rugs and textiles.  Oriental Rug Repair Co.  - http://www.navajorugrepair.com  Repair, cleaning and appraisal of Navajo and Oriental rugs.  TribalSource  - http://www.tribalsource.net  Antique textiles, by Istanbul gallery owner Seref Ozen.  Turkmen Main Carpets  - http://www.turkmen-main-carpets.org/  About a CD-ROM featuring main carpets of the Turkmen.  Seeing Is Dreaming  - http://www.seeingisdreaming.com  Some nice essays on cultural significance and history of rug weaving, especially in Turkey.  Gail Martin Gallery  - http://www.gailmartingallery.com  Ancient, antique and ethnographic textiles; modern and contemporary fiber arts.  Afghan War Rugs  - http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/afghanwarrugs  Collector's site about a type of rug produced in Afghanistan following the Russian Invasion in 1979.