Afghan War Rugs sold by Warrug.com

ID# 12

Date: Contemporary (1996)

Size: 35 x 54 inches
(89 x 137 cm)

Origin: Afghanistan / Pakistan

Style: Triple Six Side Medallions

Tribe: Baluchi

Condition: Like new. Lays flat. Square. Dense medium length pile. Good example of traditional Balouch rug with war accent. Subtle use of war imagery. Tree of life imagery on sides with Balouch imagery of flowers, stars and plants.

Wool: Soft, dense.

Sheen: medium.

Handle: Firm, strong.

Selvedge: Goat hair, overcast.

Fringe: One inch kilim, off the loom knots, 2 inch fringe.

Pile: Wool

Warp: Grey wool

Weft: Grey cotton

Warp Depression: Almost totally depressed. Occasional second node.