Four City Blocks War Rug
| ID# 837 | Date: First half of the 1980's | -:- | Size 54 x 89 inches
(137 X226 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 6 h X 9 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Landscape Pictorial War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Taimani |
| This is a really nice rug. It appears to have been bleached and some of the colors are faded, however the wool is super soft and luxurious feeling.
The rug depicts a city block motif, once in each quadrant of the rug, with roads filled with cars and trucks separating the blocks. The border mirrors the shapes found in the center of the blocks, perhaps an orchard or garden scene. Small flecks of gold metallic thread, especially in the bottom left side of the border. |
| Wool: Soft, long, fine | Sheen: Very shiny | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: Braided brown wool with good coverage |
| Fringe: Naturally colored plain weave with red and blue weft brocade. Blue and red braided closure with overhand knots. Looped ends. | Pile: 10mm | Warp: Fine naturally colored wool | Weft: Naturally colored brown wool |
| Warp Depression:Not depressed | |||
