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Afghan War Rugs sold by Warrug.com

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12 Tank Afghan War Rug

ID# 37

Date: Contemporary 1996

Size: 41 x 78 inches
(104 x 198 cm)

Origin: Afghanistan

Style: Ten Tank War Rugs

Tribe: Baluchi

Condition: I was told these rugs came out of Mazar I Sharif in the mid 1990s. They show the tendency away from realistic depiction of war motifs towards abstraction and traditional motifs. It is the beginning of the mannerization of war motifs. Good subtle pattern.

Wool: Medium grade, strong but not super soft.

Sheen: Medium.

Handle: Strong but floppy.

Selvedge: Goat hair overcast.

Fringe: Kilim with weft brocade.

Pile: wool

Warp: grey cotton

Weft: Natural wool

Warp Depression: Not Depressed