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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

9/11 War Rug with 'MSILE'

ID# 1102
Date: 2002
Size: 24 x 0 inches
(61 x 0 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: World Trade Center Flag Banner War Rugs
Tribe: Turkman
Condition: A straight-forward and heavily propaganda influenced depiction of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center is depicted with flames erupting from the points of impact with the two planes approaching the towers.
A popular image in propaganda, an American flag is displayed next to the flag of Afghanistan with a dove with an olive branch flying between them. An outline of the country of Afghanistan sits behind the towers. Below the scene sits an aircraft carrier deploying jets and a missile (labeled 'MSILE').
More text is visible in the rug– the right-top corner of the rug reads 'TERORIST THE' and 'TERORIST', and it is important to note that both 'S's are backwards. The top left corner of the rug reads "11 SEPTEMBR 2001"
Wool: Dense, thick, dry.
Sheen: Velvet
Handle: Stiff, slightly floppy.
Selvedge: Blue overcast
Fringe: No kilim, Persian closure with naturally colored cotton thread.
Pile: 6mm
Warp: White cotton thread
Weft: Black cotton thread
Warp Depression: Fully depressed.
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet