Afghan War Rugs sold by Warrug.com

ID# 1579

Date: Mid 1990's. These rugs were woven by Afghan refugees in camps in Pakistan. Production ran until 2001 when many weaving refugees returned to Afghanistan

Size: 24 x 36 inches
(61 x 92 cm)

Origin: Pakistan

Style: Red Rugs, a war rug classic.

Tribe: Turkman

Condition: This Red War Rug is warm and vibrant. The Kalashnikovs and tanks depicted have pops of a bright fuchsia. Overall, the colors are quite contradictory to the imagery. A single row of rainbow bullets line the edges. The reason for the numbers is not totally understood but are believed to be an arbitrary list of what the Pakistani women hypothesized to be on the sides of Russian tanks.

Wool: Very thick and dense

Sheen: Good

Handle: Strong and flexible

Selvedge: Two cord maroon over cast.

Fringe: Half inch kilim, plainweave, with one inch cotton fringe.

Pile: 1/2mm

Warp: Sandy cotten

Weft: Double wefted red cotton

Warp Depression: Mostly medium warp depression, with a knots two nodes offset by 45 degrees from flat.