Iraq
Wattis Institute of Contemporary Art - 2007-11-30
Davidson College - Van Every Smith Galleries - 2009-05-15
| ID# 1144 | Date: 2005 | -:- | Size 48 x 76 inches
(122 X193 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 10 h X 10 | Origin: Pakistan | Style: -Peshawar - Kabul - Hand spun, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| Edge roll. Unlike any other rug we've seen. Related to these rugs.
The drawings of the weapons and machinery surrounding the map of Iraq are very detailed and well drawn. The writing is all in Farsi script. (soda) |
| Wool: Handspun, vegetable dyed. Thick and soft. | Sheen: Good sheen, velvety | Handle: Stiff but flexible | Selvedge: 3 cord overcast naturally colored wool |
| Fringe: No kilim. White cotton thread persian closure. | Pile: 7mm | Warp: White cotton | Weft: White cotton thread. |
| Warp Depression:Fully depressed | |||
