Afghan Prayer Rug with Rockets and Animals
| ID# 75 | Date: 1980's | -:- | Size 37 x 64 inches
(94 X162 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 11 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Prayer War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Taimani |
| This Soviet era rug is in good condition given its age. The wool is beautiful and the color is unusual for type. It has areas of low pile and some repairs, please see the pictures. The repairs are reweaves of good quality. The first is near the middle of the rug and is roughly 2x4 inches, the second is about 1.5 inches square also towards the middle. The other two repairs are dime sized reweaves near the bottom of the rug. One is a lighter blue than the surrounding area and sits in just south of the middle of the border. The other is in the outer guard stripe. There are other minor imperfections as well, such as some missing fringe. All things considered, this is a beautiful rug of old vintage in a rare pattern in very satisfactory condition. The blue four-legged figures are very charismatic and give a lot of character to the rug. |
| Wool: Excellent. Soft, lustrous, well aged. | Sheen: Beautiful | Handle: Soft, floppy | Selvedge: Flat 4 cord. |
| Fringe: 1/2 kilim with 2 sumac braids and 2 inch fringe. | Pile: 3mm | Warp: Wool | Weft: 2 shoot black cotton. |
| Warp Depression:No warp depression | |||
