Dated (1994) Afghan Map War Rug
| ID# 1121 | Date: 1994 | -:- | Size 46 x 81 inches
(117 X206 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 7 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -"Afghan Modern" Map War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| http://www.iconophilia.net/the-afghan-modern-rkd/ https://rugsofwar.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/the-afghan-modern-its-anonymous-authors-and-the-question-of-collective-agency/ This is a beautiful Afghan Map rug featuring the different labeled provinces of Afghanistan with bright colors. Two potted plants sit above and below the map and collections of brown and tan flowers are scattered throughout the negative space. Small planes sit inside some of the provinces, solidifying this as a war rug. |
| Wool: Soft, fine, pretty slick | Sheen: Very shiny. | Handle: Very floppy | Selvedge: Black tightly braided goat hair |
| Fringe: Blue and naturally colored plain weave with red and blue weft brocade | Pile: 6mm | Warp: Naturally colored wool | Weft: Black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Slight depression | |||
