The Styles of War Rugs

ID# 1462	Date: 1990's	-:-	Size 36 x 56 inches (92 X142 cm)
Knots/Inch: 7 h X 9	Origin: Afghanistan	Style: -Ten Tank War Rugs, Other examples of this style	Tribe: Baluchi

Ten Tanks rugs have tan fields, like this one, but in the past 5 years the tan fields have become rare.

Wool: Soft, dense, strong	Sheen: Good	Handle: Floppy	Selvedge: Shiny dark blue wool, braided overcast.
Fringe: Short natural color plain weave, followed by tan and green weft brocade, Persian closure, kink fringe where perhaps kilim end has been reduced.	Pile: 5mm to 6mm	Warp: 2S1Z blond wool	Weft: Grey cotton
Warp Depression:Flat between two nodes, no warp depression.