(exhibited at Miami University Art Museum)Soviet Hand, Red Ground
Miami University Art Museum - 2007-09-07
Gallery13 - 0000-00-00
Gund Gallery at Kenyon College - 2017-05-26
Davidson College's, William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery - 2005-01-20
| ID# 774 | Date: 1990s | -:- | Size 27 x 34 inches
(69 X87 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 7 h X 10 | Origin: Pakistan | Style: -Ghazni Wool Red Rugs - Hand Spun, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Turkman |
| This dramatic rug depicts the Soviet 'hand' gouging through the middle of Afghanistan with "Jihad" written in Farsi script below. Tanks, helicopters, bombs, guns, and bullets fill in the negative space around the country. A single narrow black guard stripe borders the field. |
| Wool: Thick, plush | Sheen: Little sheen | Handle: Medium flop | Selvedge: Red wool overcast |
| Fringe: Red plain weave | Pile: 6mm | Warp: Naturally colored wool | Weft: Black cotton thread |
| Warp Depression:No warp depression | |||
