Long Chechen Rug with Rows of Weapons
| ID# 1098 | Date: mid 1990's | -:- | Size 32 x 116 inches
(81 X294 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 10 h X 13 | Origin: Pakistan | Style: -Chechen War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| This long rug has a luxurious soft feel due to its plush pile. Rows of tanks, helicopters (labeled 1015) handguns, grenades, rifles, and smaller weapons run down the length of the blue field. The border is made of only tanks driving up the rug on a naturally colored field. |
| Wool: Very soft and dense | Sheen: Shiny | Handle: Stiff but flexible | Selvedge: 3 cord flat selvedge with dark navy wool |
| Fringe: Red and grey plain weave, reduced kilim with white cotton thread Persian closure. Some unraveling. | Pile: 6mm | Warp: Thin grey 2S wool | Weft: Black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Fully depressed | |||
