Abstract Herat Scene with Fighting
Denison Museum, - 2008-02-15
| ID# 1302 | Date: 1989 | -:- | Size 33 x 51 inches
(84 X130 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 10 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Landscape Pictorial War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Taimani |
| (formerly rug ID 1139) This rug is a very abstracted version of another similar landscape rug. It is nicely knotted with good wool and an interesting blend of colors. The stained-glass-like blue and red geometric forms in the border contrast with the olive green in the field. |
| Wool: High quality, short. | Sheen: Shiny | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: Tightly braided dark brown goat hair |
| Fringe: Loosely woven naturally colored wool plain weave with overhand knots | Pile: 4mm | Warp: Naturally colored wool | Weft: Grey cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Not depressed | |||
