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F16 Rug with Floral Design
mid-1990s
War Rug Width (decimal feet): 3.88
War Rug Length (decimal feet): 6.66
Knots per Inch - Horizontal: 10
Knots per Inch - Vertical: 12
Warp Depression: 30 degrees
War Rug Sales Status: Offered to Nigel for DanJaq
Country of Origin (estimated): Afghanistan
War Rug Style: F-16 Rugs
War Rug Ethnic Origin: Baluchi
General Description: Excellent
Description of wool: Soft, consistent, very high quality
Sheen of Wool: Good
Handle: Floppy
Selvedge: Tightly wrapped braided goat hair over two cords. Sometimes braid sits on outside of selvedge with two cords on top of one another which shows some of grey wefts against edge of pile.
Fringe: 2 inch killim, 2 inches fringe with double strand twining closing kilim. At bottom warps are twisted together, perhaps from being looped and then cut. Top fringe is sometimes loose and sometimes braided together and then apparently cut.
Pile Material: 4mm - 7mm
Weft Material: 2S1Z plied
Warp Material: Two cords dark grey cotton.