White Field War Rug (Exhibiton #26)
| ID# 1472 | Date: 2005 | -:- | Size 31 x 50 inches
(79 X127 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 7 h X 8 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Late Car Style (2010's and beyond), Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| This is an very nice example of a contemporary rug. The contrasting pictorial masses of the different images makes nice drawing. The border of cars is one of the new border motifs developed since 2001. The most artistic touch of this rug are the red cannons and red line on the tanks and helicopters in the middle of the rug. Light field Baluchi rugs are really rare, and light field war rugs are the most rare. |
| Wool: The white wool is the best, but the browns and blues are very good quality too. | Sheen: Good sheen especially in the white. | Handle: Floppy with strong curves. | Selvedge: The selvedge is unusual. It is a big two cord thick brown wool braided overcast. |
| Fringe: No Kilim ends just Persian closure and kinky warps where kilims were unwoven. | Pile: 4mm | Warp: 2SZ plied. | Weft: Double grey cotton. |
| Warp Depression:Very minimal warp depression, but right node sits up its warp about 1mm. | |||
