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For sale: Hand woven carpet from Afghanistan

Beige Field War Rug with Vases of Flowers and Four Helicopters.

ID# 980
Date: 1980's
Size: 46 x 83 inches
(117 x 211 cm)
Origin: Afghanistan
Style: Anomaly War Rugs
Tribe: Baluchi
Condition: Excellent, very good wool, full pile, good sheen, minor well done repair in the field. Little bit of sarnach. Densely knotted. Good thick pile, on scale of 1-100, a 95.
Price reduced on 1/29/14
Wool: Excellent
Sheen: Very good.
Handle: Floppy and firm
Selvedge: Well done double cord braided goat hair.
Fringe: Bottom has diamond pattern weft substitution in kilim end, no closure and short fringe. Top is one inch weft substitution with Persian closure. Looks like kilim end pulled out to make even fringe. 2Z unplied
Pile: 7mm
Warp: Apparently hand spun, nice quality natural color wool
Weft: Dark grey cotton
Warp Depression: Variable, mostly fully 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
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
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet
For sale: Afghan War Rug or Conflict Carpet