Afghan Kazak Copy Runner

This is a Kazak style runner woven by a Afghan weaver. It was sold to me as vegetal dyed and there is no reason to think other wise. I like to be cautious because people who make absolute dye attributions without chemical dye analyses sound like phonies to me, so let me say it looks vegetal. The green has lots of life and yellow highlights the yellow looks right and the white wool appears undyed. The wool quality is very high. The light plays on the wool as one expects in an older natural dyed rug. However there is no doubt that this is Afghan.

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New Afghan Kazak Copy Runner. Afghanistan, 20th century. 10 foot 6 inch by 2 foot 9 inch.

Structure: Symmetrical knot. 8 knots per horizontal inch and 8 knots per vertical inch. 64 per square inch (992 per square decimeter).

Yarn Spin: Z.

Warp: 2 ply wool, gray.

Weft: white cotton.

Pile: 2 Wool singles.

Ends: 1 inch weft faced plain weave, warp fringe.

Selvages: 3 cord selvage wrapped in brown wool.

Further Notes: Supple handle, very substantial new rug. No holes, tears, rips or low spots. full pile.

Direct Scan Above

The key to the vegetal dye attribution on these is the variegation in color. Observe the blue above. Instead of a flat uniformity of color there is a wide range.

Thanks and best wishes,

J. Barry O'Connell Jr.