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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Small Houses Afghan War Rug

ID# 458
Date: 2000
Size: 33 x 55 inches
(84 x 140 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Landscape Pictorial War Rugs
Tribe: Taimani
Condition: This rug is meant to be viewed horizontally (the right side as the bottom) and appears to be an abstracted version of this rug. A row of blue and red geometric trees is followed by a road. A large silhouette of a mosque stands tall against a black sky filled with tanks, helicopters, and other motifs. The square is depicted to the left of the mosque.
Wool: This is wool particular to a branch of Timpani Beluch. It is light, soft and lustrous. This wool tends to sit flat
Sheen: Very good.
Handle: floppy
Selvedge: Two cords green, incomplete on left side
Fringe: 1"" kilim, no closure knots, 1"" fringe, green on bottom and purple on top
Pile: 6mm
Warp: Natural wool
Weft: double green
Warp Depression: 30 degrees
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet