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Older Zakini Baluch War Rug
2 foot 7 inch by 4 foot 2 inch.
This is an extremely
collectable older Afghan War Rug. A few rugs
showed up in the market place a few years ago but
I have not seen any since until this one. It is
related to the traditional Mosque and Pool
design. However the Mosque is portrayed as a
Radar Tower.
I attribute this rug to the
Zakini Baluch. The
wool and the selvage looks distinctly Zakini Baluch.
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Zakini Baluch Rug,
Northwest Afghanistan.
twentieth century. 2 foot 7 inch by 4 foot 2
inch. (not including fringe). Structure:
Asymmetrical knot open to the left. 8 knots per
horizontal inch and 7 knots per vertical inch. 56
per square inch (868 per square decimeter)
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: 2 ply Wool, tan.
Weft: 2 shot blue cotton.
Pile: 2 Wool singles.
Ends: 1 inch balanced plain weave with twining
and warp fringe.
Selvages: two 2 part cord double looped with
brown goat.
Further Notes: Excellent condition.
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 An
Early Period War Rug!
War rugs fall into two time
periods. The earlier period is the war of Russian
aggression which ended in 1988 and the the war of
Pakistani aggression often called the Civil War
since 1988. This rug appears to be one of the
Russian was rugs.
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For Further Reading:
RugNotes Guide to Rugs &
Books
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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