War Rug Name: Abstract Horsemen Rug with Dark Border
War Rug Age: Purchased in new condition in 2006
War Rug Width (decimal feet: 1 in.=.08 ft.): 2.52
War Rug Length (decimal feet: 1 in.=.08 ft.): 4.33
Knots per Inch - Horizontal: 7
Knots per Inch - Vertical: 8
Price (US$): 0
Warp Depression: Corduroy texture, thirty to 45 degree warp depression
Country of Origin (estimated): Afghanistan
War Rug Style: Horsemen War Rugs
War Rug Ethnic Origin: Baluchi
General Description: This is a newer rug. Pile wool shows stray fibers which were missed by shearer's clippers. Lightest color is undyed wool. Cobalt blue field is contrasted beautifully by the dark Prussian blue border. Bright oranges and reds pop from the rug.
Abstracted horseback riders carrying rifles are the primary motif of this rug. The riders become more abstracted as the eye travels from the bottom of the rug upwards, where the top figure missing its head. An assortment of birds and other animals fill out the rest of the field.

This is another rug offered for the first time in late 2021 which were collected by warrug as examples of styles, patterns, and variations of designs.

This rug is significant because it shows the middle ground of abstraction in horsemen rugs. Horsemen go from totally realistic like this rug, this rug, and this rug. Another variation is a pictorial rug like this horsemen rug drawn from the Afghan currency, the Afghani. This horseman rug is a design more often seen in Iranian Balouch rugs. Some rugs show complete abstracted men on horseback images.

Description of wool: The undyed wool is the nicest, the cobalt blue is a little dry, burgundy, orange and brown very nice too.
Sheen of Wool: Above average sheen
Handle: Floppy
Selvedge: Thick braided goat hair.
Fringe: Braided clousre at top with short kilim. Even shorter kilim closed with overhand knots at bottom
Pile Material: 5mm
Weft Material: Mixed variety of natural wool: tan to dark brown.
Warp Material: Grey cotton.























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