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Small 3 Medallion - Grenades Afghanistan War Rug |
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ID# 12 | Date: Contemporary (1996) | -:- | Size 35 x 54 inches
(89 X137 cm) | Knots/Inch: 9 h X 12 | Origin: Afghanistan / Pakistan | Style: -Triple Six Side Medallions, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
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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. |
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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. |
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