Afghan War Rug Runner Cicaktu Afghanistan

Afghan War Rug Runner Cicaktu Afghanistan

Size: 2 foot 6 inch by 11 foot 7 inch.

This is a Cicaktu Afghan War Rug.

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. This is a Cicaktu Afghan War Rug..

This rug is from North Central Afghanistan. It is hand-woven and is in excellent condition. It dates to the time of the Afghan war.

Cicaktu is on route A76 east of Qaleh ye Nau and southwest of Maymaneh. The area is predominantly Pashtun.

Structure: Asymmetrical knot open to the left. 6 knots per horizontal inch and 8 knots per vertical inch. 48 per square inch (744 per square decimeter).

Color: Navy Blue, plum, umber, old ivory.

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply tan wool.

Weft: 3 shots gray wool.

Pile: 2 wool singles.

Ends: 1 inch plain weave with floating weft sections and overhand knots with 1 inch warp fringe.

Selvages: 2 cord double-looped black goat, gray cotton.

Handle: Soft, light, durable.

Further Notes: Good condition, loss of color across top border, loss of plain weave 1 inch by 1 inch on top middle end, loss of half of top fringe.

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