ID# 29

Date: Dated 1984, but looks contemporary

Size: 34 x 52 inches
(87 x 132 cm)

Origin: Pakistan

Style: Paghman Lake Monuments

Tribe: Hazara

Condition: Excellent composition. Blue abrash field sits beautifully on natural wool border. The Paghman Lake monuments are an unusual image. Text at bottom very nice. Please note images in border motifs, emblem of Afghanistan.
The dark blue and glowing nature of the imagery in the main motif hint at a night-time composition. Script is written in bright orange at the bottom of the composition. The border of the rug is a very common motif, interlocking 'Z' shapes separated by orange spots.

Wool: Coarse with some lanolin. Nice abrash.

Sheen: Good.

Handle: Firm.

Selvedge: Brown wool overcast.

Fringe: Red and blue kilim end, overhand knots on top, but just kilim and loose fringe on the bottom.

Pile: Wool

Warp: Natural wool

Weft: Double wefted red wool.

Warp Depression: none