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Unique Baghlani War Rug with Autumnal Colors
This is the most unusual Baghlani rug. The colors are most limited palette: rust, rust tan, tan, brown grey, blue and black. The rust, tan, and brown green are undyed wool. Again we have the somber and funerary black field in this Baghlani rug.
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Baghlani Rug also rug 74
Baghlani rugs are typically narrow and about six and a half feet long, like this carpet. The colors too are typical, sort of an autumnal palette. The black field is unmistakably funerary or symbolic of loss, death, and mortality
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Red Baghlani War Rug with Multicolored Leaf Border
The condition of this war rug is excellent. This rug uses a variety of similar but contrasting colors to make a very elegant pattern. New condition. Very good wool, variety of size motifs, classic Baghlani layout with tanks, helicopters and rifles. Field color looks to be natural madder dye. The color is very rich and shows beautiful abrash.
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Red Baghlani w/ Men in Tanks
The color of this Baghlani rug is unusual, in that it is red instead of blue or black. The secondary colors, mint green and ochre, are also unusual. The figurative element in this rug makes it unique. The rows of poppies are also significant.
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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.
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Small Baghlani w/ Cotton Warp
Good, somewhat worn
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Red Baghlani w/ 2 Types of Helicopters
Excellent
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Black Baghlani w/ 5 Human Figures
This a classic older Baghlani war rug.
This rug features human figures, which makes it amongst the most interesting and important war rugs. These figures could represent the weaver and her family, or they may represent people she has lost during the war. The latter possibility jibes with the black field, which typically represents mourning.
Like all Baghlani rugs, this rug features rich earth-tones. It also has a brilliant sheen. The colors have softened over time giving the rug a beautiful muted feeling. The black field has suffered tip-fading.
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Three Medallion Baghlani
This new war rug is in perfect condition. It is expertly knotted and uses beautiful colors. The colors in this war rug are unusual, especially for Baghlani war rugs. The colors together go beautifully together. The light outlines are pinkish rose, the brightest red is pomegranate, there are also ochre and plums. These are not the colors usually seen in Afghan rugs. The field color is the nicest blue we have seen in a Baghlani rug. All the colors are rich and unique.
Furthermore, in reference to Baghlani rugs, this is a unique pattern. We have never seen these medallions in any Afghan or Persian rug. The only other Baghlani rug with medallion is number 79. The half medallions sticking in from the border are nice and also very unusual. The expected design is rows of weapons with maybe some floral motifs like this. (Sorry about the lousy photos)The typical Baghlani patterning is seen in the rows of weapons running along the top and bottom. Lastly, the border design is the nicest seen on Baghlani rugs.
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4 Medallion Baghlani
War rugs of this type typically depict weapons only arranged in rows, sometimes with secondary motifs of flowers or people. This war rug is different because it has medallions. There are some design elements of this war rug that make it look Baghlani: one knot wide yellow lines around border, the helicopters, the colors used. But the definitive element to the Baghlani attribution is the structure. The knot structure, size and dimension are typical of rugs from Baghlan. The condition of this war rug is new and perfect. The pile is dense and short.
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All-over Airplanes with Lion Border
The condition of this new rug is very good. The border is particularly interesting on this rug. The border consists of a mythical winged lion motif. We have seen this particular border design often with this field pattern of the all over fighter jets. The style of this rug would typically be ""Golden Border"" but this rug has a dark border which is unusual.
The rug is well knotted and the back has a corduroy appearance.
The colors are very attractive muted tones.
This war rug is a good example of a traditional all-over approach to Beluchi design, but the war design is unique. The abstract quality of the fighter jets triangular shape understates the war motifs impact.
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Small Baghlan Afghan War Rug
Good condition. Pile full and dense. Cotton fringe dirty. Field color on back of rug is deep blue which has faded to black on the front of rug.
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Blue Baghlan Afghan War Rug
Very good. Short dense pile. Strong field. Nice color. Interesting female figures on top. This image is regarded as a fertility talisman. Flowers are a nice contrast to war imagery. Minimal abrash in field. Lots of colors that work well together.
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Black Baghlan Afghan War Rug
Very good. Rug was received very dirty. It was washed with Woolite and water on the sidewalk and came out nicely. Red dye came out slightly in soap and water but did not affect other colors. Black field has tip faded to brownish color.
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