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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Excellent pre 9-11 F16 war rug, a.k.a. F16 War Rug from before War on Terror

ID# 978
Date: Early 1990s
Size: 80 x 47 inches
(203 x 119 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: F-16 Rugs
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: Super excellent rug. Perhaps the best of this lot of F16s rugs. Striking blue, red and green accents spring out from the blue background. Intricate patterns and designs between and on the different weapons and vehicles give this rug a lot of depth.
Border consists of multicolored medallions with jagged white sawtooth guard stripes.
Wool: Good, soft
Sheen: Good
Handle: Floppy
Selvedge: 2 cords black braided goat hair
Fringe: Minimum killim, 1 inches fringe, grey cotton thread Persian closure
Pile: 5mm
Warp: Light brown wool
Weft: 2 cords gray
Warp Depression: nearly full
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