Exhibit 23(a)



             Consent of Independent Register Public Accounting Firm
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The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Culp, Inc.:

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  registration  statements
(numbers 333-59512,  333-59514,  333-27519,  333-101805,  333-13310,  333-37027,
333-80206,  and  333-62843) on Form S-8 of Culp,  Inc. of our reports dated June
28, 2005,  with respect to the  consolidated  balance  sheets of Culp,  Inc. and
subsidiaries  as of May 1, 2005 and May 2, 2004,  and the  related  consolidated
statements of income (loss), shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended May 1, 2005, and management's assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of May 1, 2005
and the effectivness of internal  control over financial  reporting as of May 1,
2005,  which  reports  appear in the May 1, 2005,  annual report on Form 10-K of
Culp, Inc.

The Company changed its method of accounting for  inventories  from the lower of
last-in,  first-out  (LIFO) cost or market to the lower of  first-in,  first-out
(FIFO)  cost or  market in 2004,  and the  Company  adopted  the  provisions  of
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  142,  Goodwill  and  Other
Intangible Assets, in 2003.



(signed) KPMG LLP



Greensboro, North Carolina
June 28, 2005