For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Red Rug with Pairs of Armored Personnel Carriers

ID# 1816
Date: Probably 1990's but imported to the US in the mid 2000's.
Price: $ 0
Size: 40 x 66 inches
(101 x 168 cm)
Origin: Pakistan
Style: Red Rugs, a war rug classic.
Tribe: Turkman
Condition: The range of colors and how they play of the red field make this rug beautiful. The abstracted script is consistent with these rugs. The realism of the AK-47's drawing is brilliant. The airplane border moves the eye round the outside of the rug.
Wool: Good.
Sheen: Good
Handle: Strong, sturdy, and firm.
Selvedge: Single thick cord with black overcast.
Fringe: Short cotton kilim end, overhand knots, and short fringe.
Pile: 5mm wool
Warp: White cotton
Weft: Black, or maybe dark blue, cotton.
Warp Depression: Nearly full warp depression.
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