9/11 War Rug with 'MSILE'
| ID# 1102 | Date: 2002 | -:- | Size 24 x 0 inches
(61 X 0 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: h X | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -World Trade Center Flag Banner War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| 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. | |||
