Blue World Trade Center War Rug (Exhibition history 21) Goddam missing. In sporage? WTF
White Box Gallery, - 2004-11-19
Denison Museum, - 2008-02-15
Davidson College's, William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery - 2005-01-20
| ID# 2034 | Date: 2002 | -:- | Size 25 x 32 inches
(63 X81 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 13 h X 15 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -World Trade Center Flag Banner War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| 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 two blue 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'). The grim nature of the main imagery is contrasted with the green and orange flowers in the red main border. |
| Wool: Soft, long, dense | Sheen: Shiny | Handle: Stiff but flexible | Selvedge: 2 cord brown wool overcast |
| Fringe: Tightly woven plain weave cotton with overhand knots and white persian closures | Pile: 6mm | Warp: White cotton | Weft: Black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:Fully depressed | |||
