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Traditional pattern with very
good glossy wool. Traditional Prayer Rug with
great skirts. This rug is a prayer rug that is
most appropriately attributable to the Chahar
Aymaq people of Northwest Afghanistan.
I have heard some great
theories over the years but I feel very safe
attributing this to the Baluch
type Chahar Aymaq.
I suspect that the Dohktar-i-Ghazi are either
Timuri or Jamshidi who returned to Afghanistan in
1873 after migrating to Khorasan earlier but that
is just a guess based on years of study. The
simple fact is that the best we can say is that
this pattern is traditionally called
Dohktar-i-Ghazi, but whether that is a name for a
tribe, design, or clan is still unclear.
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Dohktar-i-Ghazi Prayer Rug attributable to
the Chahar Aymaq
People of Northwest Afghanistan.
fourth quarter twentieth century. Intact full
pile rug in unused condition. 53 in. by 34 inch.
(not including fringe). Structure: Asymmetrical
knot open to the left. 6 knots per horizontal
inch and 9 knots per vertical inch. 54 per square
inch (945 per square decimeter)
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: 2 ply Wool, off white and tan.
Weft: Cotton, 2 shoots, blue.
Pile: 2 Wool singles.
Ends: plain weave reduced, warp fringe.
Selvages: two 2 part cord double looped with
blue wool.
Further Notes: New condition.
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Direct scan This is a nice rug that will
give years of good floor use. It is pretty but
very simple. Only 3 colors, blue red and maroon
but it looks nice. More utilitarian than
collectable.
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For Further Reading:
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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