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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

World Trade Center Rug with Banner + Flowers

ID# 1604
Date: 2002
Size: 23 x 31 inches
(59 x 79 cm)
Origin: Pakistan
Style: World Trade Center Flag Banner War Rugs
Tribe: Turkman
Condition: This is a classic World Trade Center rug. A straight-forward and heavily propaganda influenced depiction of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center is depicted with flames erupting from the points of impact with the two planes approaching the towers. A popular image in propaganda, an American flag is displayed next to the flag of Afghanistan with a dove with an olive branch flying between them. An outline of the country of Afghanistan sits behind the towers. Below the scene sits an aircraft carrier deploying jets and a missile (labeled 'MSILE').
Wool: Dense
Sheen: Okay sheen
Handle: Stiff
Selvedge: 5 cords brown wool flat
Fringe: White plain weave, white cotton Persian closure
Pile: 6mm
Warp: White cotton
Weft: Black cotton thread
Warp Depression: Fully depressed
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet