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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Very Fine Baluchi Cloud-Medallion Rug

ID# 781
Date: 1980s
Size: 39 x 57 inches
(99 x 145 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Latif Chel War Rugs
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: Incredibly high quality fine, dense rug. The wool quality is excellent and the drawings are intricate. Six gold medallions on the cream-colored field are surrounded by smaller medallions and detailed motifs of helicopters. The detailed 'main border' is made up of 12 thinner geometric sections.
Wool: Very fine, soft
Sheen: Velvety
Handle: Stiff but flexible
Selvedge: 3 cord flat black wool
Fringe: White chevrons on a dark blue background, weft substitution. Red plain weave stripes on either side. Bases of fringe plain weaved then knotted together.
Pile: 3mm
Warp: Very fine naturally colored wool
Weft: Light grey cotton thread
Warp Depression: Fully 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