3 Vase with Animal Border Afghan War Rug
Denison Museum, - 2008-02-15
| ID# 56 | Date: Late 1980s early 1990s | Price:$ 1 | Size 45 x 72 inches
(114 X183 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 8 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Vase of Flowers War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Zakini |
| Also rug 56. I rate this rug as older because of the very nice abrash in the indigo field, the polished knots on the back and minimal tip fading. The pattern is a classic Herati Beluch pattern, and some of the finest non-war Baluch rugs I have seen feature this design. Border and guard stripes show good attention to detail. Animals along bottom inculcate the tradition of hunting rugs, which war rugs are a kin. The drawings of the lions and deer at the bottom are well drawn. |
| Wool: Excellent. Soft and lustrous. Thick and | Sheen: Superb, velvety, glistens when bent. | Handle: Soft, supple, strong, dense. | Selvedge: Goat hair overcast. |
| Fringe: The fringe on top is discolored with multiple colors. It looks like there was a kilim end which was removed leaving a chromatic impression on the warp threads. | Pile: 3mm | Warp: Grey cotton | Weft: Natural Wool |
| Warp Depression:Almost fully depressed | |||
