The Styles of War Rugs

ID# 876	Date: 2000	-:-	Size 27 x 38 inches (69 X96 cm)
Knots/Inch: 14 h X 13	Origin: Afghanistan	Style: -Political Portraits, Other examples of this style	Tribe: Turkman

Raw silk from north west Afghanistan. Khomeini poetry written on borders. Beautiful rendition of a thorny and troubling character.

Wool: Raw silk	Sheen: Silk	Handle: Strong	Selvedge: 2 cords black braided
Fringe: Silk weft faced plain weave, overhand knots, silk fringe	Pile: 5 millimeters	Warp: white silk	Weft: 2 black cords
Warp Depression:nearly full