Vernacular Culture: The Folklore Blog

This blog chronicles recent developments in folklore studies, in my very subjective style. I hope to review books, websites and blogs. It might also include much griping about folklore and fakelorists. In a word, it's folklotastic!

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February 09, 2006

Russian Exhibit on Rugs

For you Russian speakers out there, the Pushkin Musuem is mounting an exhibit of 'unusual rugs.' In that part of the world, more often than not you are going to find a rug hanging on a wall. As the article from the Gazeta website states, in my rough translation: "Every one of these rugs was created with the goal of covering up something."

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