Vintage Afghan War Rug
No. 32529
Afghanistan, Late 20th Century
5 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. 3 in.
(1.64 x 2.80 m)
A wool pile of asymmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The umber field shows rows of tanks, guns, drones, helicopters and bombs, with human figures in squares along the center, possibly counting victims of a battle or bombing. Straw border with alternation of helicopters and tanks. War rugs refer to the Russo-Afghan war and not to the subsequent American incursion countering Al Qaeda. Fairly large for a War Rug.
