Baluch Type Taimani Rug

Taimani Rug with Long Skirts

This is a rug which bears marked resemblance in some of it's features to a rug Parsons attributes to the Taimani during the Russian occupation. The Taimani are of the Chahar Aymaq people of Northwest Afghanistan.

The Chahar Aymaq rugs of Northwest Afghanistan represent a very old continuum of weaving and rugs attributed to the Taimani are likely to be shorter and square in format.

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Structure: Asymmetrical knot open to the left. 7 knots per horizontal inch and 8 knots per vertical inch. 56 per square inch (975 per square decimeter)

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply Wool, tan.

Weft: Cotton, 2 shoots, gray.

Pile: 2 Wool singles.

Ends: 14 inch top 17 inch bottom overlay brocade with bands of twining, warp fringe.

Selvages: two 2 part cord double looped with brown goat hair .

Further Notes: New condition.