Dual Columns of Tanks and Helicopters
21 Items - 0000-00-00
Gund Gallery at Kenyon College - 2017-05-26
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, President's Gallery - 2010-08-17
| ID# 964 | Date: 1980s | -:- | Size 36 x 60 inches
(91 X152 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 8 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Rows of Weapons War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| Rows blue, teal, orange and red helicopters and tanks run down the rug with flowers, birds, and other small motifs between them. The border consists of red, blue, and yellow star shaped patterns against a cream-colored background with guard stripes made of multicolored polygons on black. |
| Wool: Soft, short | Sheen: Good sheen | Handle: Very floppy | Selvedge: Tightly braided dark brown goat hair with excellent coverage |
| Fringe: Minimum kilim, overhand knots | Pile: 4mm | Warp: Brown and naturally colored 2S wool | Weft: Grey cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Slightly depressed | |||
