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Afghan War Rugs: Floral Tree War Rug With Tanks

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Floral Tree War Rug With Tanks

Size: 3 foot 9 inch by 6 foot 9 inch.

This is a very unusual floral pole tree war rug. This is a Baluch rug from Afghanistan There is a good assortment of helicopters and assault rifles. The color is very good and the wool is excellent.

A number of years ago I wrote an article for Oriental Rug Review called Afghan War Rugs: If it Walks Like a Duck.... In it I broke a lot of new ground trying to attribute the various types of war rugs to where they were made. When I was writing that article there was a real question in my mind whether the Baluch weavers ever actually wove war rugs in any great numbers. Now a few years later I have come to the conclusion that during the war of Russian Aggression most of the "Baluchi" war rugs were not Baluch but that approximately 10 to 20% of them actually were.

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Baluch War Rug , Northwest Afghanistan. 1980s. Inventory #: UKN50

Size: 3 foot 9 inch by 6 foot 10 inch.

Structure: Asymmetrical knot open to the left. 9 knots per horizontal inch and 9 knots per vertical inch. 81 per square inch (1255.5 per square decimeter).

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply ivory cotton.

Weft: 2 shot gray cotton.

Pile: 2 wool singles.

Ends: .5 inch plain weave and overhand knots with 3 inch warp fringe.

Selvages: 2 cord double looped black goat.

Handle:  Light-medium, durable.

Further Notes: Excellent condition.

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The German Collection:

Late last year a friend contacted me and asked if I would be interested in any of the rugs from a large collection in Germany. After seeing pictures I made an offer for the entire collection and it was finally accepted. Why it took over 6 months to ship these rugs from Germany is beyond my comprehension. Finally I got a call that Customs had released these rugs and I finally have them to offer to you.

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For information on War Rugs please see:

Afghan War Rug Question - RugNotes

Afghan War Rugs: If it Walks Like a Duck... by J. Barry O'Connell, Jr. (Oriental Rug Review, March, 1997)

Afghan War Rugs: A Sub-group With Iranian Influence An Exhibition of a Variant Type by Ron O'Callaghan, with thanks to J. Barry O'Connell, Jr. Oriental Rug Review

For a discussion of Afghan Baluch and Baluch type see:

Parsons, R. D. Oriental Rugs Volume 3 The Carpets of Afghanistan. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 1983, 3rd ed. 1994.


Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.


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