Blue rug with brightly colored car trim and S shapes throughout
| ID# 1551 | Date: 2010 | -:- | Size 33 x 54 inches
(84 X137 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 7 h X 8 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Ten Tank War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| The blue background color is one of the best in the Herat Afghanistan palette. The sprinkling of light blue and red throughout the field enliven the design.This is simply a beautiful rug, and it's price is lowered significantly by the condition issues below.
The car border and central column give the rug a unique design. The use of very small motifs in the panels around the tanks set the field apart from the borders (and central column) in a beautiful way. One by two inch section of old moth damage where moths have eaten down to the knots. Also, the light blue is a fugitive dye (a common color in Baluchi rugs from western Afghanistan) and it has tip fading. |
| Wool: Excellent. Thick, compact and dense | Sheen: Good | Handle: Baluchi rugs are floppy, but this one is thick and sturdy. | Selvedge: Single thick cord of braided wool overcast. This is unusual since these rugs' selvedges are ususally goat hair. |
| Fringe: Short plain weave kilim, overhand knots and fringe | Pile: 9mm | Warp: Wool warps are mostly undyed, but the middle section is lightly dyed blue over the ususal blond/light brown wool. | Weft: Grey cotton |
| Warp Depression:Very slight warp depression | |||
