Soviet Exodus War Rug with Silk/Mercerized Cotton Accent
| ID# 1609 | Date: 1990's | -:- | Size 25 x 31 inches
(63 X79 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 15 h X 15 | Origin: Pakistan | Style: -Soviet Exodus, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| This soviet exodus rug woven by Afghan refugees in Pakistan features the standard components of this kind of rug. Tanks leave the country while helicopters enter, and anti aircraft vehicles drive along the bottom of the rug. One unique feature of this rug are the two small orange silk or mercerized cotton accents, one in the windows of a helicopter and the other in an explosion. |
| Wool: Dry | Sheen: Field is matte, colors are shiny | Handle: Stiff but flexible | Selvedge: 3 cord black wool flat |
| Fringe: Reduced kilim with white cotton persian colsure. Top is bands of red and white plain weave. Bottom is red, blue, and black diagonal bands of plain weave. | Pile: 5mm | Warp: White cotton | Weft: Black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Depressed | |||
