Vegetable Dye War Rugs

ID#:1767, Dark Blue Predator Drone War Rug (Red, white and blue border) Like all of the second group of drone rugs (the first group was only three rugs) this rug is tightly knotted of beautiful woo. . Most of the blue rugs have "red, white, and blue" borders, but his one has a classic turkmen border. For some years Sudeith has maintained that the 'Vegetable Dye Peshawar' rugs were some of the best quality workmanship and materials in contemporary rug production, and this drone rug is made by weavers who grew up weaving Peshawar rugs.

ID#:1758, Ceulean Blue Field Reaper Drone Rug This is the only drone rug of this color so far. The blue-green color is one of the best in the contemporary vegetal dye palette. This rug has a red, white, and blue border that ads context for the rugs imagery. The rug is in perfect new condition. It was received directly from the weaver's family.

ID#:1105, Airplane Snowflake Rug with Cluster Bombs and Food Packages (Formerly ID #768) This is a very pattern-centeric rug. White planes are arranged in circles making them look almost like snowflakes on a navy blue background. The borders are composed of both cluster bombs and ready-to-eat meals, both items airdropped by the United States in Afghanistan and unfortunately the same color. Selvedge edges of the rug are rolled.

ID#:1005, Red Vegetable Dye War Rug #2 This new war rug is in excellent condition. These vegetal dye Peshawar rugs are simply beautiful, and this war rug is no exception. This wool is hand-spun from Ghanzi in Afghanistan where only the finest of wool comes from and only dyed with all natural vegetable dyes. The wool and wash is gorgeous, the colors are rich and lush and have nice abrash, and it has very rich luster. In addition there is a nice variety of color, and the grenade border frames the rug well. The use of hand guns is not very common, and makes this rug truly stand out. The war motifs are attractively laid out throughout the composition, with a variety of images and the difference in scale, this war rug is sure to please collectors and non-collectors alike.

ID#:1003, Chocolate Brown Vegetable Dye War Rug This new war rug is in excellent condition and made with the finest of wools from Ghanzi, Afghanistan. The wool is spun entirely by hand and the dyes used to create these rich, lustrous colors are all natural, and indigenous to the area. Rarely do we ever see this gorgeous chocolate brown used, and it really makes this war rug unique, as it is not used as an accent color, but in the entire field. This fits well with the beautiful landscape of Afghanistan, rich in colors like greens and browns and reds. It is interesting that after the weavers voice was silenced by the Taliban, she emerges to tell her tale not in a covert, subtle way, but with the boldness that her story deserves after such oppression. This war rug leaves no doubt in the mind of the observer, as to what her life has been like, and what she now continues to endure.

ID#:1002, Beautiful Sea Green Vegetable Dye Peshawar War Rug This new war rug is in perfect condition. The main field color is a gorgeous sea green color, very rarely seen, especially in war rugs. The artist used all natural vegetal dyes and the wool was all spun by hand. This war rug is of the highest quality. The traditional elements of alternating rows and lush colors are juxtaposed beautifully with the contemporary images of vehicles and munitions used in war.

ID#:1001, Natural Dye Red Peshawar War Rug #1 New Perfect

ID#:765, Vegetable Dye Handspun wool AFghan War Rug Due to the vegetable dyes used on this rug, the colors have a beautiful striated tip fading pattern-- the navy blues have faded to a variety of greens and lighter blues, and the reds are striped with pinks and creams. This rug is super soft and plush, and the colors add interest to the rows of weapons and military machinery. The border is composed of multicolored grenades on a red background. This rug was produced by Boston rug-dealer Yala as part of their Bakarat fair trade program. Author would speculate that they were probably designed by Ron O'Calahan.

ID#:271, Vegetal Dye Peshawar w/Hand Guns being Fired War Rug This new war rug is in excellent condition. These vegetal dye Peshawar rugs are simply beautiful, and this war rug is no exception. This wool is hand-spun and only dyed with all natural vegetable dyes. The wool and wash is gorgeous, the colors are rich and lush and have nice abrash, and it has a rich luster. In addition there is a nice variety of color, and the grenade border frames the rug well. The use of hand guns is not very common, and makes this rug truly stand out. The war motifs are attractively laid out throughout the composition, with a variety of images and the difference in scale, this war rug is sure to please collectors and non-collectors alike.

ID#:257, Vegetal Dye with Grenade Border Peshawar War Rug These vegetal dye Peshawar rugs are simply beautiful, and this war rug is a great example. The wool and wash is gorgeous, the colors are lush and have nice abrash, and it has a rich luster. In addition there is a nice variety of color, and the dark color frames the rug well. The war motifs are attractively laid out throughout the composition.

ID#:215, 2002 Veg. Dye Peshawar This is a great rug. It is vegetal dye and hand spun wool. A miniscule percentage of this type of rug are war rugs.

ID#:133, Veg Dye with AK and Birds In the trade this kind or rug is called a vegetal dye Peshawar. With the exception of a few small productions this style does not come with war motifs. These rugs are modern vegetal (rug word for vegetable) dye and the wool from Ghazni and is spun by hand. These rugs are intensely washed to bring out the abrash and give the rugs a more antique look.

ID#:54, Vegetable Dye Small Afghanistan War Rug This is an example of a type of vegetable dye rug which was common in 1999 and 2000. This rug had unusually good drawing and composition. These seem to be antique washed as seen in the very dark wool fringe. Dense wool. Nice quality. A lot of these rugs had the circular motif in the upper left.