Floral Medallions with Blue Accents
| ID# 1613 | Date: Late 1980's early 1990's | -:- | Size 36 x 55 inches
(91 X140 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 11 h X 8 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -White Field with Stylized Helicopters, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| Stinger missile (rare motif)
This floral medallion rug features a string of two gold, blue, and purple geometric flower-shaped medallions connected by some leafy shapes in the center. The negative space is filled with smaller weapons, namely the bright blue and red Stinger missiles, a rare motif in these rugs. The abstracted helicopters sit in the corner of each medallion. The bright blue and red accents contrast with the earthy browns, purples, and greens of the rest of the rug. |
| Wool: Soft, short | Sheen: Shiny | Handle: Medium flop | Selvedge: Tightly braided black goat hair with okay coverage |
| Fringe: Blue plain weave with white zig-zag weft substitution on blue. Naturally colored braids with plain weave. | Pile: 5mm | Warp: 2S1Z dense wool | Weft: Grey cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Depressed | |||
