Persianate Baluchi War Rug

Baluchi War Rug

Size: 3 foot 11 inch by 7 foot.

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

This is a Baluch 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. 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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Structure: Asymmetrical knot open to the left. 9 knots per horizontal inch and 8 knots per vertical inch. 72 per square inch (1116 per square decimeter)

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply wool ivory.

Weft: 2 shot blue cotton.

Pile: 2 wool singles.

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

Selvages: 2 cord double wrapped with  black goat.

Handle: Medium.

Further Notes: Excellent condition.