Excellent pre 9-11 F16 war rug, a.k.a. F16 War Rug from before War on Terror
Gallery13 - 0000-00-00
Davidson College's, William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery - 2005-01-20
| ID# 978 | Date: Early 1990s | -:- | Size 80 x 47 inches
(203 X119 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 9 h X 11 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -F-16 Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| Super excellent rug. Perhaps the best of this lot of F16s rugs. Striking blue, red and green accents spring out from the blue background. Intricate patterns and designs between and on the different weapons and vehicles give this rug a lot of depth.
Border consists of multicolored medallions with jagged white sawtooth guard stripes. |
| Wool: Good, soft | Sheen: Good | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: 2 cords black braided goat hair |
| Fringe: Minimum killim, 1 inches fringe, grey cotton thread Persian closure | Pile: 5mm | Warp: Light brown wool | Weft: 2 cords gray |
| Warp Depression:nearly full | |||
