15 Tank War Rug
| ID# 794 | Date: 1980's | Price: $ 1,250.00 |
Size 34 x 48 inches (87 x 122 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 8 | Origin: Afghanistan |
Style: Rows of Weapons War Rugs Other examples of this style | Tribe: Zakini |
| This rug features rows of 15 multicolored tanks with small rifles, and small plant motifs between them. The three tanks at the top of the rug are partially cut off and only show the bottoms of the tracks. There are some really nice colors in this rug including some bright greens, electric bues, and reds.
Similar diagonally shaped multicolored border design to this fine rug. |
| Wool: A little coarse | Sheen: Very shiny | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: Tightly braided black goat hair with good coverage. Continues through fringe. |
| Fringe: Naturally colored wool plain weave braided at ends with zig-zag blue weft brocade (?) | Pile: 6mm | Warp: Naturally colored 2S wool | Weft: Double black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression: Not depressed | |||
