Bleed of field blue into white latticed fringe shows overdying, while very slight tip fading showing a hard washing. The light blue in the tertiary planes is lovely, and ochre is very nice.
The end finishes and green color make this rug, and it's mate #1808, unusual. These two rugs are the first seen by warrug.com with this end finish with groups of warps wrapped in field color wool. In late 2017 some rugs arrived with latticed warp end finishes.
Red white and blue drone rug, with red white and blue border. This is from the second iteration of the drone rugs. Perfect new condition. Received from the weavers in late 2015. Slight bit of edge roll at one end.
We received these drone rugs directly from the weavers, so they are in new and perfect condition. The colors are contemporary vegetal dyes. The materials and craftsmanship of these rugs is first rate. The wool is best quality, and the knotting is excellent. Kevin Sudeith has dubbed these rugs "Late Peshawar" because, as the Afghan refugees are forced from Pakistan by the Pakistan military, he expects this "Vegetable Dye Peshawar" type of carpet to stop being produced.
This rug has been taken from Warrug's reserve stock in July 2021. Red white and blue coloration, coupled with the red, white, and blue border ads complexity to this rug. The abrash of the vegetal colors is shimmers beautifully. The first group of drone rugs only included three pieces. This rug is part of the second group of 16 rugs.
This rug received by warrug.com directly from the weavers in Pakistan. It's materials, workmanship, and condition are all excellent. This rug is a slightly different twist on the other drone rugs with a red, white, and blue palette because it's dark blue field. The planes outlined in red form a central medallion with a few light teal planes outlined in white. The rug was rotated during photography to show the light and dark side. When the planes' noses are pointed up it's the dark side, when the nose is pointed down it's the slight side. Pile knots, when they are tied, are pulled down and remain oriented down for the life of the rug, and the angle of the threads give the rug a light and dark side. Basically, when the threads are pointed towards the light one sees the dark side. This is a special rug.
A great example of the "Chobi" or "Natural Dye Peshawar" rug now woven in Afghanistan . Condition is perfect and new (see selvedge report). Excellently woven from great wool and well washed.
Excellent new condition. The carmine color in the field is beautiful Thick pile. Well knotted, excellent wool, good wash.
Excellent. Full pile new condition. Excellent colors, wool, and wash.
July 19, 2021 - This rug pulled from reserve stock which is held back for exhibition loans. Great rug. Soft pile, which is thicker than most. The knots in this rug appear to be "asymmetrical open right", which is very unusual, for 95% of the Afghan rugs seen by warrug.com "asymmetrical open left", so we will endeavor to figure out the reason.
This rug is leftover from 2019, in 2020 no more of this coloration arrived, so this is the last of the "Red, White, and Blue" with a white field, at least for a while.
This rug was woven in Pakistan during the summer of 2014 and it arrived in USA in November 2014. It is the first of this design we have seen, and it's related to two other rugs received at the same time, Rug #1566, and Rug #1580 Whereas rug #1580 features Predator drones, this rug features Reaper drones. The weavers use of red, white, and blue is interesting.
Blue and white reaper drones flying over a red background. Centermost drone is white with a black outline. Border around the drones is thin, looks almost like small triangles of white and blue on a black background.
New, perfect condition. Classic Turkmen red rug with Reaper in undyed wool at center. This group of rugs is defined by red fields, white Reaper drones with a red spot at the front. This is #4 of 4.
New, perfect condition. Classic Turkmen red rug with Reaper in undyed wool at center. This group of rugs is defined by red fields, white Reaper drones with a red spot at the front.
New, perfect condition. Classic Turkmen red rug with Reaper in undyed wool at center. This group of rugs is defined by red fields, white Reaper drones with a red spot at the front.
New, perfect condition. Classic Turkmen red rug with Reaper in undyed wool at center. 3/4 this group
New, perfect condition. Classic Turkmen red rug with Reaper in undyed wool at center. The optical package in some of these rugs is white, like this one, in others it is red.
New. Final piece of this series. White field, red Reaper drone, with thin border. The structure of this rug is noteworthy, for it is woven with the Turkish or symmetrical knot, whereas nearly all the rugs on warrug.com are asymmetrical open left.
New. White field, red Reaper drone, with thin border. This is from the first group of drone rugs to be woven in Afghanistan. Notice the red, white, and blue design. The structure of this rug is noteworthy, for it is woven with the Turkish or symmetrical knot, whereas nearly all the rugs on warrug.com are asymmetrical open left.
New, perfect condition. Classic Turkmen red rug with Reaper in undyed wool at center. 1/4 this group
This is the exemplary drone rug, with a clear red, white and blue design. White field, red Reaper drone, with thin border. The structure of this rug is noteworthy, for it is woven with the Turkish or symmetrical knot, whereas nearly all the rugs on warrug.com are asymmetrical open left.
New, perfect condition. Classic Turkmen red rug with Reaper in undyed wool at center. with Reaper in undyed wool at center. This group of rugs is defined by red fields, white Reaper drones with a red spot at the front. This is #1 of 4.