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Baluch Prayer
Rug Persia last quarter 19th C Lot 142
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Chequer-board Selvage
Afghan Rugs
What we know about this group is that they are
from West Afghanistan. In the description of Lot
142 the team of Barrett and Bennett wrote. "The chequer-board
selvage is characteristic of weaving from the Adraskand Valley of west
Afghanistan." They attributed the rug to the Baluchi or Timuri. In the
years when I wrote more about Baluch rugs I attributed this group to
the Taimani of the Chahar Aymaq. The bottom border with white and stars
is one I connect with a Taimani attribution.
I came across a structural analyses of a
Chequer-board Selvage Rug that I did a number of years ago:
Warp: Mostly light
wool with some dark and some mixed. 2 stranded Z spun S plied. Flat
warps.
Warp fibers: Up to 3 and ¾
inch long. The wool fibers are thin and there is no hair.
Wefts: Various colors and use
of both wool and cotton. Double wefted with frequent use of different
colors together, i.e. one shoot maroon and the other in green. Both
wefts are sinuous giving the rug a flat foundation.
Knots: 8 across and 7 down. 56
kpsi, 896 per Sq. DM. Asymmetrical open to the left.
Pile: Extensive use of
different colored yarn plied into one knot, i.e. green and brown mixed
to create a shade in a field.
Pile Depth: 12/32nds inch
deep.
Ends: 3-inch sumac skirt with
a decorative supplementary fringe.
Selvedge: Orange and blue wool
in a checkerboard pattern over 4 cords.
Size: Not available at
publication time
Colors: Red, blue, brown,
maroon, orange, green, black, and white
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