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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Bright Colored Hunting Afghan War Rug

ID# 5
Date: Contemporary
Size: 45 x 84 inches
(114 x 213 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Horsemen War Rugs
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: Very unusual design. Hunting rugs are a common Afghan style but helicopters make it unusual. Very fine wool and keen attention to abstract design.
Wool: Soft with fine fibers.
Sheen: Good but not super shiny or lustrous.
Handle: Very strong but pliable.
Selvedge: Goat hair, overcast, braided.
Fringe: 1 inch kilim end, braided with 3 inch fringe.
Pile: wool
Warp: Grey cotton.
Weft: Natural light and dark brown wool.
Warp Depression: 75 Degree
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
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet