 | Tyne River Veiw, Newcastle, En. Afghan rug with cars Straightforward depiction of lines of cars crossing the Bosphorus Bridge with buildings and landscaping in the background. Red, deep blue, green, light yellow, and orange make up the palette. Orange, red, and blue flowers border the composition, which is then bordered by a blue and white Greek-inspired wave pattern on a red background. A white dotted line backed by a dark brown stripe borders the edge of the rug. | 2072 | $350 |
 | Red Rug with Najibullah Structure This is the mate for rug 1522. Both are woven at the same time and place with same wool and same structure. | 1520 | $1750 |
 | Fountain War Rug Very good condition overall. The colors have a Mushwani flavor, but this is probably a Taimani rug given its structure and use of white. This design looks to be a copy of this pattern | 2070 | $950 |
 | Large Tree of Life Rug Price on request This is classic tree of life design showing the creatures of the Garden,. This rug #1647, the tree design has been simplified and abstracted. Plant motifs have been flattened into abstract patterns. Immediately below the brown, patterned, rectangle at the top right is an abstracted eagle carrying its prey, where the eagle has a green body and V shaped wings, and the prey is brown with three legs and a tail. Rugs that contrast war motifs, like the border of this rug, with old patterns are the most exciting. The contrast of natural images with technology, like tanks, cars, or helicopters is one of the beauties of war rugs. This rug, #91, is a less abstracted example of the same pattern This blog post is about how rugs become abstracted, . and here is a good example of a not abstracted Mt. Fuji rug. And This blog post is about the design in this rug, #1647, compared to a regular rug of the same pattern. This post shows a a similar abstraction process with the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Swing Bridge | 1647 | $ |
 | Cloudburst Medallion with Helicopters and Special Border Price on request This rug has many beautiful qualities. The border is fantastic. There is a very unusual line of helicopters with a href="https://www.warrug.com/warrugs/1651/IMG_5635.jpg" target=_new>pots of flower's on each side. The medallion is totally unique and has hints of Bessarabian kilim. The animals are amazing, but it is the three female figures at the bottom that are really special. The rug is well knotted from excellent smooth wool. The dedication to the border drawing is a testament to the good materials and craft. This rugs drawback is that water damage has produced some bleeding and color runs It would be nice read the illegible English writing, so if you can translate the legible script translate the text, please contact us | 1651 | $ |
 | Dark Blue Field Drone Rug New condition. Good wool, great abrash. | 1146 | $1250 |
 | Three Drones Flying in Blue Sky War Rug - 2020 Perfect new condition. As typical with these rugs the wool is overdyed to give depth of color, then the rugs are washed hard to remove excess dye. This rug has depth of color but no evidence the dye has run during washing. The colors are deep and beautiful. | 1690 | $1525 |
 | Early Rug with AK47 | 1675 | $1500 |
 | WTC Afghan Rug with crosses where planes hit. | 1138 | $1500 |
 | Large Scale Bokara Drone War Rug This is one of two rugs seen by warrug.com which employ a classic Bokara or Elephants Foot design, but rather than traditional tribal emblems this rug uses a major and minor guls made from drones. The other rug of this design is herethis drone configuration is seen in this rug and this similar similar this rug The condition is new and excellent. | 1806 | $4375 |
 | Washed Double Landscape with Towers War Rug Important early landscape rug from a good collection, but a dealer who shall remain nameless, 'tea washed' it. This rug features a landscape with two large gridded minarets, possibly the Minaret of Jam. Smaller buildings sit throughout the rug with tall towers while a road snakes down the center. At the top and bottom of the rug sit faded subtle areas with mountains packed with helicopters and planes. Although this rug has been washed, the bright orange and red are still vibrant and the overall color scheme of the rug is really nice. There is a small section of repair in the bottom left side of the fringe which isn't very well done craftsmanship wise. | 2064 | $3000 |
 | Excellent Quality Green Border Ewer War Rug Strong design. Note the superb luster of this rugs wool. Design alternates between rows of two tanks with text inside and three large ewers. Throughout the negative space sit grenades and small flowers, and the whole field is surrounded by an open guard stripe of linked flowers and leaves. The border consists of tanks, rifles, and helicopters on a green background. The mustard yellow and bright orange accents pop off of the olive green and navy blues. | 1066 | $3750 |
 | 2005 Signed Giant World Map Rug Price on request This large world map rug features very detailed and well drawn depictions of the countries of the world labeled in english. The map features latitude and longitude lines, as well as the names of the oceans. Surrounding the map is a border composed of the flags of the world again labeled in english. The rug is signed at the top in a red box. Below the map the continents of the world are featured in their own squares (not in proportion). The blue used for the water in the rug is a great abrash and gives a lot of depth. There is a large orange stain in the center of the rug. | 1701 | $ |
 | Pink Field Ten Tank Rug With a deep blue border and muted reds and browns for the cars, this rug makes the center truly pop. The muted reds paired in the center with the bright pink thread form an intricate sequence of shapes and patterns that gives this rug a delightfully engrossing aesthetic. | 1540 | $295 |
 | World Map Rug with Shortened Names This rug features a detailed map of the world, complete with names of each country, oceans, and labeled latitude and longitude lines. The eastern end of Russia and New Zealand are featured twice on the map, once on the right side and again on the left where it wraps around. Typical of these world maps, the border consists of the flags of the world, however most of the names are abbreviated with '...'. | 1113 | $1750 |
 | Burgundy Red Afghan Rug with Planes | 1692 | $675 |
 | Two Plump Horses Rug An Afghan horse rug inspired by Iranian design-- three tall figures stand in the center of the rug flanked by flocks of chickens. The top and bottom of the rug sport plump brown horses ridden by dark figures. Four red lions mark each corner of the field. The main border is comprised of red and black square medallions unique to this type of rug, bordered by two black and red swirling guard stripes. Some red dye bleeding in the main field of the rug. Very small areas of moth damage are visible in the top right corner, bottom right and left corners, and top center of the rug. Quarter-sized spot of moth damage in the bottom center. | 1634 | $375 |
 | Red Rug with Bullet Border Excellent new condition. Like the other Red Rugs currently available on WarRug.com these rugs have been in a dealer's warehouse since they were woven in 1990's. The green and red combination in this rug makes it unique and outstanding. Also the small patterns within the different images tie the whole rug together. Also the small tanks are one of the best images in all red rugs. | 1559 | $1850 |
 | Clock Tower with Helicopters 1 War Rug This is a new design in the past few years. Nigel Lendon, Max Allen and Kevin Sudeith have debated the monument shown. Sudeith maintains that it is a recently built monument built in a traffic circle in Herat, Afghanistan. Several rugs in our most recent shipment show this monument from several angles. This rug, and one similar example (link), are the best. The helicopters in the top right corner are unique to these two carpets. The helicopters ad excellent scale to whole rug. The emerald green in the cars in the foreground unusual material and doesn't feel like wool. The same material is marled into the first green and tan line on the top edge of the foreground roadway. The variety of marled colors give depth to pictorial space in this landscape rug. The geometric renderings of buildings is particular to these pictorial rugs from western Afghanistan. Simply put, this rug (and its mate) are the best contemporary war rugs. This rug is great design with timely imagery. For more information on pictorial war rugs please order Kevin Sudeith's book on the subject. | 1484 | $750 |
 | Very Early Afghanistan as Grenade with Pin Pulled This is an early example of this important design, but it has several areas of repaired damage. A very interesting view of possibly the Kabul airport and the surrounding cityscape. In the center of the rug is a curiously grenade-like shape, almost like a grenade with its pin pulled. Planes and helicopters sit around the center on a blue background, and the top and bottom thirds of the rug depict an almost mirrored view of the surrounding town. The border includes some possibly Greek-inspired blue, olive, and white designs. A few spots on this rug have been repaired-- one area in the bottom center, and another in the very center of the rug. | 917 | $1500 |
 | Red War rug with Starbursts This rug is in new condition. It has been in a series of rug dealers wharehouses since it was woven in the 1990's. Production of Red Rugs stopped in 2003 after Afghan refugee weavers returned to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. The Kalashnikovs in this rug are well drawn and very accurate. The patterning arond the helicopters give a nice effect, as does the drawing on the tanks. The starburst flowers are a nice touch. The harlequin pattern helicopters at the toep of the rug are very unusual. A small group of Red Rugs had this desing -only larger motifs- from the 1998-199. | 1561 | $1750 |
 | Green Reaper Drone War Rug The end finishes and green color make this rug, and it's mate #1808, unusual. These two rugs are the first seen by warrug.com with this end finish with groups of warps wrapped in field color wool. In late 2017 some rugs arrived with latticed warp end finishes. < Rug #1665, Rug #1664 , and rug #1811., but these are the first to go further and bind the terminal warps in wool. It is a beautiful and novel effect, and hopefully we learn more about it in the future. The condition of this rug is new and perfect. Green, being a holy color to Muslims, is a surprising choice to accompany US drones. Some ealier drone rugs were greenish, but it probably came from a yellowish wash over a light blue field, like this rug. . | 1802 | $750 |
 | Giant Iraq War Rug Iraq map showing American weapons and neighboring countries. Border from earlier designs. The attack helicopters and humvee are remarkably well drawn in these rugs. These are the first Afghan war rugs not representing Afghanistan. The vocabulary is constant but the subject has changed. These rugs demonstrate the degree to which war rugs have become an established vernacular in Afghan art. | 1361 | $1175 |
 | Red Amman Ullah Khan War Rug Price on request This red Amman Ullah Khan rug shows the figure wearing a navy blue and orange military uniform and holding a yellow cane. Filling in the negative space around the figure are jets, flowers, plants, camels, and some sort of small animal. There are four similarly sized borders each with their own pattern of geometric shapes. | 1072 | $ |
 | AK-74 and Rocket Launchers
This is a second generation AK74 Red Rug. The first ones were woven in the mid 1990's and they were a small sub-group of the red rugs. | 1518 | $1950 |
 | Early Large Format Landscape Afghan War Rug Price on request The condition of this rug is excellent and virtually new despite its age. The rhythmic array of plants drawn in diverse styles creates a beautiful visual rhythm drawing the viewer's eye around the carpet. The designs blends abstract imagery with rhythmic patterning. The colors are classic Taimani with red, blue, burgundy, and an array of marled colors which give depth to the landscape. The simply drawn armor arrayed along a road in a column is common in 1980's war rugs. The architecture in the corners is an interesting accent, and the English characters suggest the rug is from later in the 1980's. The border features white sumac behind the pile medallions which is called gul-i-birjista. Slight bleeding of rust color into blue and white marled sky, otherwise condition is excellent. | 1082 | $ |
 | Light Blue Drone Medallion War Rug -2020 This rug is in new, perfect condition. The knotting is excellent and the wool is very good hand spun Ghazni wool. Recently, though, warrug.com learned that some of the best hand spun wool in Afghan "Chobi" rugs is imported from Iraq and Saudi Arabia. This rug is surprisingly heavy from its dense, thick wool and somewhat long pile. | 1801 | $1275 |
 | 2020 Dark Blue Field Reaper Drone War Rug with Cerulean and Ochre border. Bleed of field blue into white latticed fringe shows overdying, while very slight tip fading showing a hard washing. The light blue in the tertiary planes is lovely, and ochre is very nice. | 1807 | $495 |
 | 2004 Large Iraq Rug (Exhibition #26) Iraq Rug Large, perfect new condition. Thick soft pile. Note misspelling in ""Welcome"" | 1363 | $2250 |
 | Afghan - Soviet - US - Weapon Inventory War Rug | 1669 | $1500 |
 | 15 Tank War Rug This rug features rows of 15 multicolored tanks with small rifles, and small plant motifs between them. The three tanks at the top of the rug are partially cut off and only show the bottoms of the tracks. There are some really nice colors in this rug including some bright greens, electric bues, and reds. Similar diagonally shaped multicolored border design to this fine rug. | 794 | $1250 |
 | Baluchi Runner War Rug (Pair 2/2) Paired with 1310 and 1061 This earthy rug features rows of helicopters, tanks, and branches of flowers. The border is made up of rows of flowers and connected geometric shapes. Branches with flowers line the outside of the field. | 1311 | $1750 |
 | Iraq WTC Rug New | 1672 | $525 |
 | Pomegranate Ali Kwaja with Airplane Guard Stripes Price on request Ali Kwaja rugs are the best, and this is example is one of the best Ali Kwaja rugs. Ali Kwaja means roughly, gentleman. These rugs are extremely finely knotted: this rug has more than 160 knots per inch. The pile is very short, and the handle is very floppy. The wool is soft with a waxy handle and sheen. Extensive research suggests Ali Kwaja rugs are Beshir Turkmen. Supposedly, they moved across the border into Afghanistan after the Bolshevik revolution consumed the USSR. In the middle of the rug there are a couple of pea size areas where the pile has been damaged. The structure is intact, and damage is not readily noticeable. The field may look black, but it is actually a very dark and beautiful indigo blue Possibly, this rug was intended as a prayer rug, for notice the top two panels are separated from the lower panels by a white border stripe. The lower two panels are separated by a airplane border. Pomegranites are a classic image in Afghan rugs. In pre-Islamic Persia and Afghanistan, pomegranate represented the soul to Zoroastrians. The Quran says pomegranates will be found in Paradise. | 1812 | $ |
 | Buff Field Flower Medallion Helicopter War Rug This rug is subtle and fascinating. The colors are understated while the pattern keeps your eyes moving across the entire piece. The border is classic and solid, yet the center imagery is a bit more unusual and frenetic. The simple helicopters are common to this style of rug. What is unusual are the little planes sprinkled between the choppers and mandala-like floral designs. The rugs shape is imperfect, with one end wider than the other. | 1525 | $1500 |
 | Vine Border Afghan Province Rug with Blue Field (Exhibition #26) Afghan province map rug showing some roads. Dated clearly 1385 which is 2007 in western calendar. | 1470 | $450 |
 | Four Panel Prayer Rug Price on request The main landscape motif in this rug is repeated four times, once in each quadrant. The rug appears to be a multi-person prayer rug. A strong patterned line separates the two vertical halves, and a red and white barber pole line separates the top and the bottom. One thing that differentiates this rug from other multi-person prayer rugs is that it is symetrical vertically, so all the minarets cannot point to Mecca. The The composition uses strong diagonals to draw in the eye into the rug and move one's attention around the carpet. At the top the brown triangles at top and bottom adn diagonal brown lines combine with the polychrome checkerboards to activate the composition. In the center, sitting atop the diagonals is a rectangle with orange and red buildings in the corners, and whose sides are the leaf forms between the minarets in the dark sky. The mirror images across the vertical mid-line is unusual and turns the two panels into one larger scene. The reflection across the center horizon, appears almost like a reflection in water, similar to this rug and this rug. This rug is symmetrical vertically and horizontally, it is somewhat similar to this war rug, but nonetheless very unusual. The image appears to be a mountain landscape with minarets behind the mountains. In front of the mountains is a Soviet armored column, a wall, and another column in front of the wall. The checkerboard pattern gives dramatic spatial depth to the design. The armored column (like rug #1082) shows Soviet era cab-over Soviet military trucks points reinforcing the 1980's attribution. The wool foundation is a early rugs. | 1648 | $ |
 | Rows of Small Weapons White Grenade War Rug The latest and best photos are at the bottom. This is a very textural rug. There is little negative space, rows of tanks, grenades, rifles, and small animals fill most of the space all the way up to the thin zig-zag border. The bright white used in the grenades and rifles makes them pop from the otherwise dark colors of the rug. About 1/6 of the way up the rug, the background shifts from blue to a very dark navy, almost black. | 1398 | $3500 |
 | Blue Elephant foot Bokara Drone War Rug New condition. Excellent wool tightly woven. Natural colors on hand spun wool. | 1679 | $2150 |
 | UXO Red Field. Large Size Unexploded Ordnance Afghan War Rug This rug, and the group of which it is a part, are all exceptionally well made from the best quality materials. The designs are well organized with a strong composition and design. Borders are beautiful, particularly the corner motifs. This new group of unexploded ordnance rugs are uncommonly beautiful. The design is strong and related, apparently, to these rugs from the Omar Mine Museum: #2024 Unexploded Ordnance Warning Rug, and this absolute gem, #451 Do Not Touch War Rug The subject matter and layout, though, is where the similarities end, for rugs #451 and #2024 are classic "Baluchi" rugs most likely woven around Herat in Western Afghanistan, whereas the new group of rugs are woven in the "Chobi" or "Vegetal Dye Peshawar" style with Turkmen borders. We contacted OMAR about their rugs, but they were not forthcoming, and the new rugs bear no OMAR emblem like the earlier rugs. A note about the photography: the step ladder was not tall enough to get a square shot of the whole big rugs. The rugs are square although the photos are not. | 1805 | $7500 |
 | Spare Afghan Map Rug with Herati Border (Exhibition History) The red field in this rug is uncommonly spare. This rug has one very rare feature. Two blue beads are sewn into the selvedges: on the left hand selvedge, about half way between top and bottom, and on the right selvedge about one foot from top. The border is very traditional and a type not often found on Afghan province map rugs. There are no war motifs in this rug. | 1492 | $475 |
 | Masood Prayer Rug New condition. This is an example of what Kevin Sudeith has duped, 'the feedback loop' where public discussions of war rugs sparks new iterations of these designs. Discussion on Nigel Lendon's blog. | 1643 | $750 |
 | Clock Tower War Rug This rug is very unusual. The wool is very good. The design is unique. It appears to be an adaptation of designs like This war rug #1465 or Plate 36 in Kevin Sudeith's first book about war rugs.. The large clock is unusual relative to similar designs. The white of the tower from which the clock hangs is understated. The foreground of this rug is abstracted, and there are war motifs like helicopters and rifles, scattered throughout the foreground. The structure of this rug is reminiscent of rugs like war rug #26. It is possible that both of these rugs represent the work of the same weaver some 10 years apart. The washing of this rug was not totally successful, for one can see some red discoloration in the lighter tans and whites, please see photos. Also note the light purple is an old fashioned analine dye, and significantly tip faded. Most synthetic dyes used in carpets today are no longer analine, but my understanding is that the particular purple in this rug is analyne. Condition notes aside, this is an interesting rug. One of the subtle, and important, ways I judge rugs is by their weight. The best rugs have a density lacking in more poorly made rugs. Its not so much about knot count, because this rugs knotting is not particularly fine, but when I finished inventorying it and laid it back on the pile I noticed it had that density that speaks so well of rugs. | 1488 | $2750 |
 | Red Tora Bora with Tanks The wool is better in these second generation Large Tora Bora rugs. The initial group laid flat, but the wool was lesser quality. This wool is fluffier and stands up better. Along with the pattern, there are speckled green mountains. Text says 'Afghanistan' in tan on red at the top. | 1517 | $1750 |
 | Washed Two Ewer Two Big Tank War Rug This two ewer war rug is marked with two large tanks in the center and a row of red, brown, and green rifles dividing the two halves of the rug. The checkered coloration of the ewers is echoed in the design and coloration of the grenades in the smaller intricate border. Detailed drawings of tanks, rifles, and helicopters form the main border on a pale yellow background. Color runs throughout. Mostly in the corners. | 1065 | $1500 |
 | Burgundy Predator Drone War Rug (2015) This is the last predator drone rug of the 2015 group of rugs. It is new and in perfect condition. The materials and craftspersonship are excellent. It is well-knotted with super quality wool that has been carded and spun by hand which protects the natural lanolin in the wool. Lanolin gives shine and protects the wool. Like all Peshawar style rugs this rug has also been washed and rinsed with a conditioner The conditioning ads added luster and protection for the wool. | 1754 | $1850 |
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