Home
Styles Page
Late example of ZPU-4 prayer rug.
Exhibited at:
ID# 2030
Date: 2006
-:-
Size 34 x 58 inches
(87 X148 cm)
Knots/Inch:
8 h X 8
Origin: Afghanistan
Style:
-ZPU-4 Prayer Rugs (Feedback Loop),
Other examples of this style
Tribe: Baluchi
For an indepth analysis, click here.
War Rug Style featuring ZPU 4, including both 1980's examples and examples from 2000's which document the feedback look of war rug design influence.
Wool: Soft
Sheen:
Very shiny and lustrous
Handle:
Very floppy
Selvedge
: Two cord flat brown wool
Fringe
: .75in red wool plain weave
Pile: 5mm
Warp: Light brown naturally colored wool with knots at base
Weft:
Brown cotton thread
Warp Depression:Slight warp depression