Fountain War Rug
| ID# 2070 | Date: 1990s | Price:$ 0 | Size 35 x 58 inches
(89 X148 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 10 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Figurative - Traditional Baluch Representation, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Taimani |
| Very good condition overall. The colors have a Mushwani flavor, but this is probably a Taimani rug given its structure and use of white. This design looks to be a copy of this pattern |
| Wool: Very good, nice luster, The brown wool in the border has a different texture than the other colors. | Sheen: Very good especially for a rug from the early 2000s | Handle: More stiff than typical Baluchi floppy | Selvedge: Well done braided goat hair with good coverage of terminal warps. |
| Fringe: Looks like some genius pulled out the kilim end because the warps are slightly dyed and crinkly and closed with Persian closure. | Pile: 6mm | Warp: Grey 2S wool warps | Weft: Double wefted: one dark grey one red |
| Warp Depression:Very minimal warp depression, nearly flat on back | |||
