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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Omar Khayyam Figurative War Rug

ID# 1499
Date: 1980's
Size: 73 x 112 inches
(187 x 284 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Figurative - Traditional Baluch Representation
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: This intricate colorful blue rug features imagery representative of Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, Omar Khayyam's 'carefree' poetry.
Men drink wine (a big taboo in Islamic culture) while women play instruments. Intricate patterns of flowers and branches and vines intertwine with birds, deer, and other small animals. Four cars with various occupants (most notably, the very alert passengers in the top left corner) are present in each corner.
The complex border is comprised of several intricate flower and geometric patterns. Two large 'main' borders are bordered by smaller layers of pattern.
Some color bleeding is present on the woman in the top left corner of the main field.
Wool: Very soft and rich
Sheen: Very shiny and lustrous
Handle: Maximum flop
Selvedge: Tightly braided blue wool
Fringe: Brown, black, white, and red bands of plain weave.
Pile: 6mm
Warp: Naturally colored wool
Weft: Grey cotton thread
Warp Depression: Slightly depressed
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet