Blue Kabul War Rug
| ID# 1387 | Date: 1990s | -:- | Size 30 x 51 inches
(77 X130 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 7 h X 11 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Kabul Landscapes, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Taimani |
| A blue rug depicting the Kabul Airport with a large mosque in the background. Related to these five rugs: 1,2,3,4,5
Blue and red medallions alternate with geometric patterns to create the main border. This rug does not lay flat and the border on the left side is slightly crooked. |
| Wool: Soft, fine | Sheen: Very shiny and lustrous | Handle: Very floppy | Selvedge: Overcast black goat hair, good coverage. |
| Fringe: Naturally colored plain weave with a band of brown plain weave. Reduced kilim with grey and black cotton thread persian closure. | Pile: 9mm | Warp: 2S Naturally colored wool | Weft: Brown cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Slight warp depression | |||
