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Photo: Rugmaker in Wadi Ghul
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Nimble fingers of a rugmaker dance over his loom in Wadi Ghul, a center of traditional weaving. With many rugmakers growing old, government-sponsored weaving centers strive to preserve the craft.

—From “Oman,” May 1995, National Geographic magazine
James L. Stanfield
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