Mirror View of Town with War Motifs Afghan War Rug
| ID# 260 | Date: 1991 | Price:$ 0 | Size 38 x 62 inches
(96 X157 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 10 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Landscape Pictorial War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Taimani |
| This late 1980's / early 1990s vintage Afghan war rug is in very good condition. This rug has beautiful wool pile, and it features several colors of natural, undyed wool. The undyed wool is in colors of brown, camel and grey. This war rug has excellent sheen which is soft and lustrous. The composition of this Afghan war rug is unusual and interesting. It appears that the mirror image depicts the same town during the night on one side and during the day on the other side. Note the war motifs in the blue field above the buildings. The hexagonal forms attached by cords to the town appear to be improvised explosive devices. There are also tanks and airplanes featured. The wool weft of this rug is indicative of a soviet era rug. The weft of this rug is chocolate brown. The blue green color used in this rug is slightly tip faded but the rest of the colors are not. |
| Wool: Excellent | Sheen: Excellent | Handle: Floppy. | Selvedge: Two cord braided goat hair |
| Fringe: The top fringe is one inch kilim with a two cord weft float closure and three inch fringe. The bottom fringe has a half inch kilim of natural wool plus a two cord floated weft and the fringe is uncut. By uncut we mean that the bottom fringe wrapped around a rod and when the rug was finished the rod was pulled out. Each fringe is a loop, in other words. | Pile: 4mm wool | Warp: Hand spun natural wool. | Weft: Undyed brown wool. |
| Warp Depression:No warp depression | |||
