Afghan War Rugs: 11 foot Cicaktu Helicopter Runner

11 foot Cicaktu Helicopter Runner

Size: 2 foot 9 inch by 11 foot 2 inch.

This is a very collectable older Baluch War Rug from a German Collection and should be of real interest to serious war rug collectors.

This rug is a longer and straighter than usual version of a Cicaktu Helicopter Runner. When the Soviets seized Afghanistan they sent planeloads of Spetznez and Paratroopers into the major airports. Then they sent their troops over the border and one of the first places ceased was Cicaktu where the Soviets set up a supply depot.

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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