"A Turkish girl from the town of Isparta ties one of the millions of knots that goes into the making of a large rug. It will take three months of hard labor to complete the rug, which is to follow the design suspended in front of her, each bit of nap is hand-tied and trimmed down to keep the surface smooth and even."
Photograph by George Pickow (American, 1922–2010), ca. 1950
Clive Hicks-Jenkins (Welsh, 1951– )
"The Travelling Companion" (top), 2008
"Safe With My Fierce Friend" (bottom), 2002















