War Rug Name: Two Panel Land Mine War Rug (Like Pictorial Book Plate 20)
War Rug Age: Purchased by Warrug from Afghanistan in 2002.
War Rug Width (decimal feet: 1 in.=.08 ft.): 2.75
War Rug Length (decimal feet: 1 in.=.08 ft.): 4.42
Knots per Inch - Horizontal: 7
Knots per Inch - Vertical: 8
Price (US$): 975
Warp Depression: Minimal to 20 degree warp depression
Country of Origin (estimated): Afghanistan
War Rug Style: Two Panel (same twice)
War Rug Ethnic Origin: Taimani
General Description: This rug was purchased in new condition of probably contemporary productionin 2002. The two panel representational shows abstracted trucks, trees, buildings, and landmines. This land mine rug, reproduced in Sudeith's Pictorial War Rugs book is from the same production and era but less abstracted. Six trucks drive across the compostion on a blue road. A cutaway shows an underground view of the road above containing abstracted land mines. On the botoom, five trucks drive across this road, with a blue tree between each. Six buildings sit in the background on a red field.
The main border is a red, blue, and maroon pattern of alternating pound symbols, triangles, and diagonal shapes on an off-white field. The guard stripes are a black and red alternating diagonal cord-like pattern flank the main border.
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Description of wool: Thick, dense, dusty and dry.
Sheen of Wool: Slight shine.
Handle: Thick, medium floppy.
Selvedge: Overcast black goat hair.
Fringe: Short reduced kilim, about 3/4 inch. Red stripe running down the middle of a black background. Persian closure.
Pile Material: 6mm
Weft Material: .5 in naturally colored wool
Warp Material: Black cotton thread.





























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