Museum Exhibited
Excellent Quality and Drawing Ewer War Rug.
Price on request
Denison Museum, - 2008-02-15
Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College - 2002-10-04
| ID# 1018 | Date: Early 1990s` | Price: $ 7,500.00 |
Size 48 x 74 inches (122 x 188 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 10 | Origin: Afghanistan |
Style: Two Ewer Design Zakini Rugs Other examples of this style | Tribe: Zakini |
| This blue two-ewer war rug uses bright whites and rich oranges and middle blues to contrast against the dark field. Six tanks with text inside flank a line of five figures running down the center of the rug. The tables on which the ewers sit also includes text.
The border consists of rows of tanks on a white background. |
| Wool: Short | Sheen: Shiny | Handle: Medium flop | Selvedge: Tightly braided dark brown goat hair with good coverage |
| Fringe: Naturally colored plain weave with overhand knots | Pile: 5mm | Warp: Naturally colored 2S1Z wool | Weft: Light grey wool |
| Warp Depression: Not depressed | |||
