A short 1923 article by Eugene Van Cleef (Ohio State University) introducing the hand-knotted Finnish rya rug as a peasant craft. It covers the shift from geometric designs to symbolic center fields with foreign motifs in the 18th century, the use of ryas as wall hangings, counterpanes and bridal gifts, and the individuality of design and regional color. It stresses the value of the old dyes and colors. Two full-page photographs show an early geometric rya and a rya dated 1804 with a zigzag border.