White Field War Rug with Fighter Jets (hole in back see pics)
| ID# 2108 | Date: Late 1990 through 2009 | Price:$ 575 | Size 38 x 74 inches
(96 X188 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 9 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Rows of Weapons War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Zakini |
| This rug is an iteration of an earlier pattern and features some unique color combinations: Bright orange with lime green mark the borders with maroon, purple, red, turquoise, and blues create the pattern in the field. The colors are all rich and vivid. 5 alternating columns of jet fighters and unknown geometric shapes make up the field.
Small hole in top left. This rug was purchased by Warrug, apparently straight off the loom in 2009 and first offered for sale in April 2021. |
| Wool: Short, dense, a little soft. Thick and clumpy. | Sheen: Medium sheen | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: Tightly braided black goat hair with okay coverage. Wraps around to top of rug. |
| Fringe: White plain weave wool with brown streaks with overhand knots. Selvedge is incorporated into the closure on the top fringe and knotted in the center. | Pile: 6mm, so long pile for Baluchi rug | Warp: Black cotton thread | Weft: Brown and white wool |
| Warp Depression:Not depressed | |||
