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to endow even tne most functional aspects of life with beauty and creativity. Driving through Rappahannock one sees examples of the impulse: fields dotted with rolls of hay, woodpiles stacked into intricate mosaics. Their temporal nature is accepted - the wood will be burned and the hay fed to livestock. What then with the rugs? Is it an injustice to the art form to walk on it, or an injustice to the rug to hang it on a wall?
Elsea pointed out the most sobering tapestry that is being woven into the rug industry by the wars within the nations that produce these exquisite goods. The value has risen since the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, as people struggle to simply survive and must flee their homeland. The ancient arts, once an integral part of life, have become a luxury j* they can ill afford.
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