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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Blue Flowers Tower at Jam Afghan War Rug

ID# 470
Date: 1990's
Size: 36 x 55 inches
(91 x 140 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Tower Landscape
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: This rich rug depicts the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan. The structure sits in front of tall mountains made up of stipled reds, greens, and browns and sits on a green field. To the right of the structure sits a smaller brown structure with a view inside. Six brightly colored squares sit inside.
The colorful red, blue, and amber tufts along the fringe add a really unique accent to the rug.
Very good. Nice, unusual border.
Wool: Excellent
Sheen: Very shiny and lustrous
Handle: Very floppy
Selvedge: Brown and red alternating overcast wool, thin with good coverage
Fringe: Naturally colored plain weave with tufts of green, red, and amber wool.
Pile: 5mm
Warp: Naturally colored wool
Weft: Brown cotton thread
Warp Depression: Minimal to twenty degree warp depression.
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