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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Orange and Grey Ten Tank War Rug

ID# 1655
Date: 1990s
Size: 43 x 77 inches
(109 x 196 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Ten Tank War Rugs
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: This Ten Tank rug features rows of brown and grey tanks with text inside on an orange field. The negative space is filled with smaller flower and 'S' motifs as is usual for these rugs. The border consists of four smaller stripes of interweaving diagonal shapes on grey. A row of small medallions travels down the center of the rug between the tanks.
Wool: Soft
Sheen: Shiny and lustrous
Handle: Floppy
Selvedge: Tightly braided black goat hair with excellent coverage
Fringe: No kilim, black cotton thread persian closure
Pile: 6mm
Warp: Naturally colored wool
Weft: Black cotton thread
Warp Depression: No depression
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
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet