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(listed as 775 in Miami U show) Full View Minaret at Jam war rug
1980s
War Rug Width (decimal feet): 6.51
War Rug Length (decimal feet): 9.75
Knots per Inch - Horizontal: 9
Knots per Inch - Vertical: 9
Warp Depression: nearly full
War Rug Sales Status: 2016 In Stock
Country of Origin (estimated): Afghanistan
War Rug Style: Tower Landscape
War Rug Ethnic Origin: Taimani
General Description: This large war rug features long decorative fringes and Gul i'Barjista borders containing red and blue peacocks and poppies. The main composition features the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan and the surrounding landscape of mountains and a river. Tanks and trucks drive down the nearby road up the rug while helicopters and planes drop bombs from above. Figures in the mountains shoot rifles at the helicopter.
The bomb-dropping motif is similar to this rug and the border technique and Jam Minaret imagery is similar to this rug.
Description of wool: Soft
Sheen of Wool: Good
Handle: Floppy
Selvedge: 2 cords red and blue
Fringe: 9 inches of killim red, blue colors, special knots, 1 inches of fringe. Red, brown, and naturally colored geometric patterned weft substitution with thick band of red, blue, orange, and white flower shapes on brown pile. Multiple thin weft brocades in red, orange, blue, and grey. Bands of red and blue plain weave between.
Pile Material: 4 millimeters
Weft Material: Brown cotton
Warp Material: 2 cords black
