Carpet clipper in Agra, India
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- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- Unknown
- Location
- Agra, India
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- This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use
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- A magic carpet ride: Exploring carpet weaving in India: In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about carpet weaving in India. Students discuss how this tradition compares to the weaving traditions of other cultures.
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In Agra, India, a man uses low, angled shears to clip the top layer of pile on a carpet to finish it. There is a finished swath near his shears where the design is more defined, and the pile around it is fuzzier and thicker. The carpet is red with a complex floral pattern.
