Condition: Great design in very nice quality rug. Knotting is dense with excellent wool. Design is unique with a highly stylized border and lots of SSS shapes on the pink field. One of the best war rugs from western Afghanistan that we have received in a while.
Same weaver as rug #1546
Wool: Excellent
Sheen: Very good
Handle: Dense and thick pile makes this the strong sort of Baluchi, so it's less floppy than most.
Selvedge: Tightly bound braided goat hair overcast.
Fringe: Short kilim, overhand knots and long dark brown fringe.
Pile: 7mm
Warp: 2Z unplied very dark long strand wool
Weft: Grey cotton