Afghan Rug, 111 X 156 Cm, Mid-20th Century, Hand-knotted Wool On Wool, Afghanistan, Good Condition

Red and black wool, for the whole supporting a touch of white, this carpet is decorated with 24 guls placed on the field of a beautiful dark red.
The guls are medallions found on Central Asian carpets.
# Beautiful high quality wool of a deep red.
# Note the quality of the complex design of the borders decorated with stylized oak leaves.
Afghan crafts are always of very good quality. In other regions, nomadic carpets are often loosely knotted and have long pile.
Unlike Afghan or Turkmen carpets which have dense and tight fabrications thanks to the Persian knot and velvet lines and goat hair or sheep wool, soft and shiny.
The use of goat hair is most common for the warp and weft.
These carpets have a masculine aura and have always been appreciated since the 19th century for the decoration of businessmen's offices.
These majestic carpets are certainly the best in Central Asia and are the work of the Afghan tribes.
The same spirit of knotting and pattern is found in the neighboring carpets of Turkmenistan belonging to the Tekke tribe, generally called "Bukhara-Tekke" .which remains a misnomer.
The old production consists of smaller carpets, because of the distance between Central Asia and foreign markets.
This carpet is in good condition: impeccable pile, fringes and selvedges in use wear.
Finish, fringes with one end knotted in a kilim way followed by fringes.
Dimensions: Width: 111 cm (43") x Length: 156 cm (61")
carpet has been professionally cleaned.
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