Cherished collection of Jordan's traditional weaving - in pictures

  • Khalil Naouri, a collector of and dealer in traditional Jordanian weaving, at his shop in Amman. All photos: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
    Khalil Naouri, a collector of and dealer in traditional Jordanian weaving, at his shop in Amman. All photos: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
  • A large fragment of an antique Jordanian tribal rug
    A large fragment of an antique Jordanian tribal rug
  • Tassels preserved from remnants of Jordanian weaving
    Tassels preserved from remnants of Jordanian weaving
  • Mr Naouri with an antique rug from Hosn in northern Jordan
    Mr Naouri with an antique rug from Hosn in northern Jordan
  • Part of a Bedouin tent that belonged to the Jordanian Howeitat tribe
    Part of a Bedouin tent that belonged to the Jordanian Howeitat tribe
  • Mr Naouri with a Jordanian weaving partly made from old clothes
    Mr Naouri with a Jordanian weaving partly made from old clothes
  • A Howeitat tribe weaving
    A Howeitat tribe weaving
  • A cotton and wool antique Jordanian rug
    A cotton and wool antique Jordanian rug
  • Antique Jordanian weaving partly made of yarn from old clothes
    Antique Jordanian weaving partly made of yarn from old clothes
  • Mr Naouri at his shop in Amman
    Mr Naouri at his shop in Amman