Pictorial / Prayer Afghan War Rug
| ID# 8 | Date: Contemporary | -:- | Size 36 x 64 inches
(91 X162 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 10 | Origin: Pakistan | Style: -Prayer War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| Very unusual design. Rug is Dusty. Nice fatty wool. This rug is a very unusual pattern. This is the first distinctively prayer rug we have had. Checkered building are nicely contrasted by blue stream or street running up middle. Hole in middle. |
| Wool: Dense, soft, fatty, but dusty. Excellent abrash. | Sheen: Not shiny but soft sheen. | Handle: Strong and pliable. | Selvedge: 2 cord dark purple wool overcast. 6 inch repair on top left. 2 foot pink on bottom of both sides. |
| Fringe: No kilim or knots. | Pile: Wool | Warp: Grey cotton. | Weft: Natural wool. |
| Warp Depression:Almost fully Depressed | |||
