Afghan War Rugs sold by Warrug.com

ID# 1526

Date: Late 1990's early 2000's

Size: 40 x 77 inches
(101 x 196 cm)

Origin: Afghanistan

Style: Ten Tank War Rugs

Tribe: Timuri

Condition: This is a dark take on the 10 Tank War Rug style. The 16 tanks it actually sports are surrounded by first a geometric design then a second, more floral outer border. There are small red and orange planes filling the negative space between the tanks. The colors overall are quite somber.

Wool: Dense, slightly dry

Sheen: Very good

Handle: Floppy but strong

Selvedge: Tightly braided blue goat hair

Fringe: 1/2 in tan fringe

Pile: 1mm

Warp: Tan wool

Weft: Blue/Grey cotton

Warp Depression: No warp depression. All the warp threads lay on the same plane, so both nodes of every knot are clearly visible from the back of the rug.