Gold Border, Bright Colors, Burkas Afghan War Rug
ID# 45
Date: Roughly 1992
Size: 43 x 79 inches
(109 x 201 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Golden Border War Rugs (without ewers)
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: Interesting pattern for the depiction of what look like women in Burkas. Very bright synthetic colors.
Wool: Good, soft, fatty
Sheen: Smooth and fatty.
Handle: Very pliable.
Pile: wool
Warp: Grey cotton
Weft: Natural Wool
Warp Depression: Minimal Depression