Afghan War Carpets

These carpets are testimony to the wide ethical aesthetic and superior skills of the artists.
Afghan war carpets. 2 9 x 2 afghan war rug handmade afghanistan war rug vintage war rug ak 47 war rug wool rug tribal rug decorative rug 89 x 62 cm hmrugs. 5 out of 5 stars 194 194 reviews. The war rug pashto. The quintessential afghan carpet of the past fifty years is a wool on wool product with a repeated octagonal figure often inaccurately called.
Sale price 145 80 145 80 243 00 original price 243 00 40 off. The afghan rugs are mostly assembled in northern and western afghanistan by various ethnic. Many of the afghan rugs are also woven by afghan refugees who reside in pakistan. In 2008 2013 and 2014 afghan rug won international awards which is held every year in hamburg germany.
Afghan rug makers began incorporating the apparatus of war into their designs almost immediately after the soviet union invaded their country. فرش جنگی farš jangi tradition of afghanistan has its origins in the decade of soviet occupation of afghanistan from 1979 and has continued through the subsequent military political and social conflicts. An afghan rug or afghan carpet is a type of handwoven floor covering textile traditionally made in afghanistan. See more ideas about afghan war rugs afghan.
Serving generations of beautiful hand weaved carpets in afghan chobis central asian tibetan persian kilms with range of modern designs in a diversity of weaves sizes and materials. Create a rustic look for your home with unique afghan rugs and buy rugs online at best prices. At least a million afghans including hundreds of thousands of rug weavers fled afghanistan during its war with the soviet union and subsequent civil war settling especially in pakistan and iran. Big collection of afghan carpets for sale in red maroon and cherry colors.
Offers a selection of rugs broken down by style. Afghan rugs are one of the ancient oriental rugs conventionally manufactured in the afghanistan. The majority of afghan carpets are named after their area of foundation or through the name of the ethnic group who weaves them. May 17 2017 explore betsy greer s board afghan war rugs followed by 518 people on pinterest.