Post by marvis on Jul 3, 2005 14:06:53 GMT -5
The carders and the dyers, incidentally, are sub castes separate from the weavers. All are sub castes of the rug makers, which itself, interestingly, perhaps surprisingly, is accounted generally as a sub caste of the cloth workers. Rug makers themselves, however usually regard themselves in their various sub castes, as being independent of the cloth workers. A rug maker would not care to be confused with a maker of kaftans, turbans or djellabas." Tribesman of Gor page 47.