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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

SOLD F-16 Green with tanks  Afghan War Rug

ID# 36
Date: Contemporary 1996
Size: 81 x 86 inches
(206 x 218 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: F-16 Rugs
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: This is a contemporary design. We have seen 6 per year the past 3 years. The jets are distinctly American F-16s which makes this rug particularly interesting. This rug predates the 9-11-2001 attack, and definitely has nothing to do with the Soviets.
Wool: Medium grade wool with some fluorescent dyes. Appropriate to a rug depicting arms.
Sheen: Fair.
Handle: Very sturdy and dense.
Selvedge: Braided goat hair.
Fringe: Kilim
Pile: Wool.
Warp: Grey cotton.
Weft: Natural wool.
Warp Depression: Mildly Depressed
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