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Superior New Baluch Type.
When I go out to find rugs I try to buy the best.
Of the rugs I see I spend hours grading and
sorting them so that the ones I pick are superior
quality. Recently I bought a few rugs that even
among the best stand out as special.
I attribute this rug to the Chahar Aymaq. It
looks like a better version of their work. The
wool is great and the colors excellent. There is
a good bit of natural colored wool.
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Chahar Aymaq
Rug, Northwest Afghanistan.
fourth quarter twentieth century. Intact full
pile rug in unused condition. 4 foot by 6 foot.
(not including fringe). Structure: Asymmetrical
knot open to the left. 6.5 knots per horizontal
inch and 7 knots per vertical inch. 45 per square
inch (705 per square decimeter)
Yarn Spin: Z.
Warp: 2 ply Wool, tan.
Weft: Cotton, 2 shoots, blue.
Pile: 2 Wool singles.
Ends: 3/4 inch plain weave, warp fringe.
Selvages: two 2 part cord double looped with
dark brown goat.
Further Notes: New condition.
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This rug is very nice. It is one of the
nicest new Baluch type rugs that I have seen. The
wool and the colors are excellent. Note the main
border that is one not often seen in this type of
rug. This rug is difficult to photograph so on
some computers this will seem very dark. Check
the scan for color.
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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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