Rows of Weapons War Rug with Pink Accents
| ID# 941 | Date: Early 1980's | -:- | Size 33 x 54 inches
(83 X137 cm) |
| Knots/Inch: 8 h X 10 | Origin: Afghanistan | Style: -Rows of Weapons War Rugs, Other examples of this style | Tribe: Baluchi |
| Tip fading
mercerized cotton accents
This rug features rows of weapons outlined with bright green and blue mercerized cotton accents. Bright tip faded pinks are present in the border and small sections of the field. Usually using cotton in a wool rug is a negative, however the bright colors of the cotton make it acceptable in this case.
An assortment of flowers and plus-shapes weave around the tip faded blue border. |
| Wool: Tip fading, soft | Sheen: Shiny | Handle: Floppy | Selvedge: Brown wool overcast, has been replaced |
| Fringe: Brown and naturally colored geometric wave pattern weft substitution with grey and tan weft brocade on bottom. Reduced kilim with grey cotton persian closure on top. | Pile: 4 mm | Warp: Naturally colored wool | Weft: Grey wool |
| Warp Depression:30 degrees | |||
