 | Small Pixilated War Rug #2 | 2'5" x 4'6"
74 cm x 137 cm | $300 | 2047 |
 | Dark Blue Ten Tank Rug with Muted Palette War Rug The war rug is in like new condition. The olive greens, like ninety nine percent of Baluchi rugs from western Afghanistan has tip fading. The olive green, on back is more vivid, but on face it a lighter more brownish green. The blue filed color has very nice and subtle abrash. The blue color is a slightly tinted Prussian blue. These more recent examples of the Ten Tank design are better executed than the earlier brown ones. This rug is more finely knotted of better wool than examples from the 1990's. The blue field works really well. Also the combination of the large motifs, tanks, and the smaller motifs, birds, rifles, tertiary motifs. There is a good dispersion of colors in the tertiary motifs: olive green, maroon, tan, brown, and burnt sienna. In the earliest example of this rug the word ""Tank Tank"" was clearly written in Farsi script on the sides of each tank. In recent examples though, the script is nearly illegible. This rug is the mate of #1482 | 2'9" x 4'6"
84 cm x 137 cm | $350 | 1487 |
 | 2003 Rows of Weapons War Rug This is a contemporary example of a war rug pattern dating to the mid 1980's. (example). The drawing is simplified and exagerated compared to earlier examples, but the overall effect of this rug is excellent. The tan images are outlined in red which pops from the blue background. Similarly, the maroon images are outline in tan making them pop from navy blue background. The navy color of this rug is particularly beautiful and an unusual specific shade of blue. Tan border functions well framing the field of war images. The border design is found in regular afghan Baluchi rugs from Herat and Farah provinces. | 2'9" x 4'11"
84 cm x 150 cm | $425 | 1485 |
 | Dark Blue Ten Tank Rug with Light Blue and Pink War Rug The drawing, colors, and pattern of this rug are excellent. The blue is dark Prussian blue. The light blue is not wool and feels like silk, but it may be mercerized cotton or synthetic. Note, only the light sky blue is not wool. The use of vivid colors is one of the best qualities in tribal rugs. (web blog link to afghan weavers) The freedom of expression and joy of life expresssed in vivid colors, like the light blue and pink in this rug (or the flourescents in other rugs and bags) give this rug a vitality not found in workshop and city rugs. The scattering of small areas of bright colors on dark field works very well, and has a n overall most beautiful effect. | 2'10" x 4'6"
87 cm x 137 cm | $350 | 1482 |
 | Pink Field ""Hand of Stalin"" ZPU-4 Prayer / War Rug There are two editions of this pattern. This is one of the original rugs from 1991. Eighteen months after public discussion between Nigel Lendon, Max Allen and Kevin Sudeith about these early examples a second edition appeared on the market. Sudeith calls this the ""feedback loop"" where public discussion about special war rugs results in production of new example of the pattern. Again this is the original example the likes of which we have not seen in many years. The border on this rug is exceptional, but there are some condition issues to note. The most remarkable condition issue is a washing problem. The bottom right corner of the field appears to have been unfortunately bleached. At the heart of this washing issue is a one inch square that has been repiled. The overall effect of the repair and washing is not optimal, but does not necessarily inhibit the beauty of this rug. There is natural abrash in the pink field. It is darker at the top, and lightest in the middle. The range of color in the field is not from wahing because the border color is very consistent. The border appears to be undyed wool with a chance that it is camel's wool. | 2'10" x 4'8"
87 cm x 142 cm | $1200 | 1480 |
 | Tanks, Helicopters and Stylized Fighter Jet War Rug Very good quality and excellent condition. The border design, color and wool suggests this rug is closely related to classic ""10 Tank"" rugs in spite of difference in field design. The more brighly colored field images: red tanks, green tanks, red fighters give this rug a refreshing brilliance uncommon in ""10 Tank"" rugs. Blue wool is good quality as is blue dye. The three columns of skinny images on each side and center of field are fighter jets, which have suffered what Nigel Nendon calls ""progressive abstraction"". Example, examle. | 3'0" x 4'10"
92 cm x 148 cm | $390 | 1478 |
 | Three Big Tanks, Six Small Helicopters and Car Border The strong design and bold colors employed in this rug make it a beautiful example of a contemporary war rug. The car border is a good indication of a rug woven since 2003. (The predominance of cars in patterns where they were not previously found could be caused by what Kevin Sudeith calls the ""feedback loop"". The ""feedback loop"" is where internet based discussions about war rugs in turn influence production of the newest war rugs. In this example, warrug.com has name a style of war rugs ""Car Style"". Car styel do include cars, but were more disntinctive for their exceptionally fine, lustrous, and translucent wool. The new rugs may emmulate the car motifs, but they fail to employ the distinctive wool of 1980's war rugs.) Digression aside, this rug shows strong desing and good color. White outlines work well at getting tanks to pop, while brown helicopters push helicopters back in pictorial space. | 2'8" x 4'11"
81 cm x 150 cm | $350 | 1477 |
 | Helicopter Border Version of Tank, Bomber Helicopter Style War Rug This rug appears to be the latest iteration of the Tank, Helicopter, Bomber Style War Rug. The tank and helicopter motifs are reminiscent of Tank, Heli, Bomber style, but more importantly the pile wool, specific shade of blue used in field color, and most indicatively, the warp threads. The design has changed a bit and it is very interesting watching it change. The overall design of this rug is successfull, particularly for the dispersion of small areas of colors and a variety of motif sizes. The poorly defined border of somewhat inarticulate helicopter is not particularly effective, but it does show will to innovate. One of best design element is the top row of helicopters treads where blue squares are outlined in red. Beautiful. | 3'0" x 4'7"
92 cm x 140 cm | $400 | 1476 |
 | Small Ten Tank Style War Rug Featuring Black Tanks. The wool and knotting of this rug is not like Ten Tank rugs while the design is quite similar. The design difference is the use of different colors in rows of tanks. The sue of black, red, and golden yellow on tanks sets them off very effectively from blue field and blue and tan border. Its difficult to say absolutely, but this rug appears not to be a ""Ten Tank"" rug in spite of its design. Ten Tank rugs tend to have a straight fiber slightly sharp pile wool, and ropey brown warps. This rugs pile wool is curly and soft and its warps are very fine quality blond wool. As mentioned above also, the colors in this rug are not usual. Typically Ten Tank rugs are brown, tan, and blue. This rug has black, red, golden yellow, as well as tow browns. | 2'7" x 4'9"
79 cm x 145 cm | $395 | 1475 |
 | Tanks and Helicopters with Column of Fighter Jets Like rug 1478 this rug has structural qualities very similar to ""Ten Tank"" rugs, but the design and colors are new and innovative. The style of rendering and the specific drawings of tanks and helicopters is new since 2001. This rug was chosen from a pile of 20 similar rugs for its vivid color, beautiful blue, good knotting and high quality wool. This is a beautiful example of a contemporary Beluchi war rug. | 2'8" x 4'10"
81 cm x 148 cm | $380 | 1473 |
 | White Field War Rug This is an very nice example of a contemporary rug. The contrasting pictorial masses of the different images makes nice drawing. The border of cars is one of the new border motifs developed since 2001. The most artistic touch of this rug are the red cannons and red line on the tanks and helicopters in the middle of the rug. Light field Baluchi rugs are really rare, and light field war rugs are the most rare. | 2'7" x 4'2"
79 cm x 127 cm | $350 | 1472 |
 | Golden Border War Rug with All Over Tank and Airplane Field Like new condition. Light border wool clumpy with lanolin. The pattern of this rug is unique. Typically golden border rugs are either all over fighter jet designs, rows of tanks, or two ewer designs. This rug uniquely combines fighter jets, tanks, and | 3'9" x 5'8"
115 cm x 173 cm | $1200 | 1467 |
 | Small Size Classic Ten Tank Rug Ten Tanks rugs have tan fields, like this one, but in the past 5 years the tan fields have become rare. | 3'0" x 4'8"
92 cm x 142 cm | $400 | 1462 |
 | Small Pixilated Weapons War Rug with Medallions New condition. Full pile, still has fuzz from shearer's clippers. The lighter cobalt blue inside medallions contrasts beautifully with darker Prussian blue in rug's field. | 2'7" x 5'3"
79 cm x 160 cm | $475 | 1460 |
 | 1980's Pixilated Weapons Rugs Very good condition. The “Pixilated Weapons Design” war rugs are a very small distinct group of war rugs. This is the classic example with dark brown border, tanks with clearly drawn machine guns on tanks, stylized rockets or fighter jets, pointy topped | 3'11" x 6'7"
119 cm x 201 cm | $950 | 1459 |
 | Turquoise Two Ewer Rug The condition of this rug is very unusual. It is floppy beyond anything that warrug.com has ever seen. Each knot has a discreet tuft. Each knot's tuft forms a twisted clump of wool. The pink colors are uneven. The with zigzags of white on the tanks | 4'0" x 6'1"
122 cm x 185 cm | $1800 | 1457 |
 | Blue Field Ten Tank Rug This rug is the classic “Ten Tank” rug. Overall the condition is very good with out signs of wear. Its wefts are thick 3 shoots, thee brown wool is sharp and stiff. The blue used in this rug is better material and color than other 10 Tank rugs we have | 3'9" x 6'6"
115 cm x 198 cm | $750 | 1456 |
 | Black Baghlan w/o Tanks Condition of this Baghlani war rug is very good. It has full pile, and no damage or repairs. Wool is thick and dense, but not soft of fatty - perhaps it has been harshly washed. Rug has dense felt like feel with softness found in most rugs with a felt like feel. This rugs handle is hard and stiff, consistent with type, This rug shows lovely birds. | 2'7" x 5'10"
79 cm x 178 cm | $775 | 145 |