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Hand woven carpet from Afhanistan for sale

Devils Head War Rug

Exhibited at:
Miami University Art Museum - 2007-09-07
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# 1382Date: 1994-:-Size 39 x 60 inches
(99 X152 cm)
Knots/Inch:
10 h X 9
Origin: AfghanistanStyle: -ZPU-4 Prayer Rugs (Feedback Loop),
Other examples of this style
Tribe: Baluchi
Evidence of the feedback loop discussed here. Features a ZPU-4 anti-aircraft weapon which comes to a point in the bottom, indicating its status as a prayer rug. A small brown and green striped figure stands in the bottom left. The bright oranges and greens contrast against the earthy undyed muted brown in the field.

Condition note January 2024
Slight stain at the point of the trailer, where the hitch would be. Grey discoloration in the brown wool seen on front and back.
Wool: Soft, flat, field is undyed. Sheen: Very shiny Handle: Very floppy Selvedge: Double brown wool overcast
Fringe: Bands of light tan and brown plain weave with no closure (some unravelling) Pile: 4 mmWarp: Long fine naturally colored woolWeft: Grey wool
Warp Depression:Corduroy to Full
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet

For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet