Red Baghlani War Rug with Multicolored Leaf Border
| ID# 358 | Date: 1997 | -:- | Size 39 x 67 inches
(99 X170 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 10 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Baghlani War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Unknown |
| The condition of this war rug is excellent. This rug uses a variety of similar but contrasting colors to make a very elegant pattern. New condition. Very good wool, variety of size motifs, classic Baghlani layout with tanks, helicopters and rifles. Field color looks to be natural madder dye. The color is very rich and shows beautiful abrash.
Images are woven upside down. At the very top of the rug, images go askew with a triangular shape. Border has an 'almond design' and selvedge is wool-wrapped two cord flat. |
| Wool: Very good! | Sheen: Very good! | Handle: Slightly firm side of floppy | Selvedge: Red wool-wrapped two cord flat |
| Fringe: One inch wool kilim with three stripes, two blue and a center tan stripe. Overhand knots, minimal fringe. | Pile: 5mm | Warp: Natural wool | Weft: Gray cotton |
| Warp Depression:Minimal warp depression | |||
