F-16 Green with tanks Afghan War Rug
| ID# 36 | Date: Contemporary 1996 | -:- | Size 81 x 86 inches
(206 X218 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 9 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -F-16 Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| This is a contemporary design. We have seen 6 per year the past 3 years. The jets are distinctly American F-16s which makes this rug particularly interesting. This rug predates the 9-11-2001 attack, and definitely has nothing to do with the Soviets. |
| Wool: Medium grade wool with some fluorescent dyes. Appropriate to a rug depicting arms. | Sheen: Fair. | Handle: Very sturdy and dense. | Selvedge: Braided goat hair. |
| Fringe: Kilim | Pile: Wool. | Warp: Grey cotton. | Weft: Natural wool. |
| Warp Depression:Mildly Depressed | |||
