Bomb Falling on Column War Rug
Miami University Art Museum - 2007-09-07
Gund Gallery at Kenyon College - 2017-05-26
| ID# 1071 | Date: 1980s | -:- | Size 37 x 51 inches
(94 X130 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 10 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Landscape Pictorial War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Taimani |
| This rug depicts a complex scene: tanks file through a road next to a house while a bomb flies mid-air towards either. A black duck watches from atop a tree. Large red mountains against a dark blue sky fill the background. Displayed at Miami U, has the canvas insert sewn to the back. |
| Wool: Young well dyed | Sheen: Glinting shimmer | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: One cord red wool overcast |
| Fringe: Red-blue-blond kilim, overhand knots | Pile: 4mm | Warp: Natural wool | Weft: Charcoal cotton |
| Warp Depression:Mostly flat | |||
