Red AK-47 Rug with Two Helicopters and Handgun
Gund Gallery at Kenyon College - 2017-05-26
| ID# 1131 | Date: Mid 1980's | -:- | Size 21 x 40 inches
(53 X101 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 5 h X 9 | Origin: Pakistan | Style: -AK-47 White Field War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| This uniquely proportioned rug features a red, black, orange, and yellow color scheme. A rifle is drawn down the length of the rug on the left side with two helicopters, some bullets, a handgun labeled '191', and a tank labeled '1845 on the right side of the rug. The field is a little darker than other similar rugs.
The border consists of a simple white zigzag shape with red, black, and yellow 'pitchfork' shapes on the tips on a red background. |
| Wool: Soft and dry | Sheen: Matte | Handle: Stiff but flexible | Selvedge: Two cord black wool flat |
| Fringe: White cotton plainweave with overhand knots | Pile: 6mm | Warp: White cotton | Weft: Grey wool |
| Warp Depression:Depressed | |||
