12 Tank Afghan War Rug
| ID# 37 | Date: Contemporary 1996 | -:- | Size 41 x 78 inches
(104 X198 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 7 h X 8 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Ten Tank War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| I was told these rugs came out of Mazar I Sharif in the mid 1990s. They show the tendency away from realistic depiction of war motifs towards abstraction and traditional motifs. It is the beginning of the mannerization of war motifs. Good subtle pattern. |
| Wool: Medium grade, strong but not super soft. | Sheen: Medium. | Handle: Strong but floppy. | Selvedge: Goat hair overcast. |
| Fringe: Kilim with weft brocade. | Pile: wool | Warp: grey cotton | Weft: Natural wool |
| Warp Depression:Not Depressed | |||
