ID# 774

Date: 1990s

Size: 27 x 34 inches
(69 x 87 cm)

Origin: Pakistan

Style: Ghazni Wool Red Rugs - Hand Spun

Tribe: Turkman

Condition: This dramatic rug depicts the Soviet 'hand' gouging through the middle of Afghanistan with "Jihad" written in Farsi script below. Tanks, helicopters, bombs, guns, and bullets fill in the negative space around the country. A single narrow black guard stripe borders the field.

Wool: Thick, plush

Sheen: Little sheen

Handle: Medium flop

Selvedge: Red wool overcast

Fringe: Red plain weave

Pile: 6mm

Warp: Naturally colored wool

Weft: Black cotton thread

Warp Depression: No warp depression