Two Small Linked Helicopter War Rugs
Gund Gallery at Kenyon College - 2017-05-26
| ID# 1127 | Date: 1980s - early 1990's | -:- | Size 12 x 27 inches
(30 X69 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 7 h X 6 | Origin: Pakistan | Style: -Telephony, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| This pair of telephony rugs is connected by their cotton fringe. Both rugs feature helicopters, however the top rug is slightly more monotone than the bottom and features less detail. The bottom rug features small blue and green accents as well as some geometric shapes on the field, as opposed to the top rug's bare field. Both rugs feature simplified geometric colorful borders. |
| Wool: Dry | Sheen: Velvety | Handle: Stiff but flexible | Selvedge: Black wool overcast |
| Fringe: Cotton plain weave with overhand knots, connects rugs. | Pile: 7mm | Warp: White cotton | Weft: Red wool |
| Warp Depression:Fully depressed | |||
