Vintage Hand-Knotted Wall Rug, 1970s

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The balanced composition of this finely crafted rug features, among other motifs, a portrait of King Amanullah Khan in the … Read more The balanced composition of this finely crafted rug features, among other motifs, a portrait of King Amanullah Khan in the central field.
King Amanullah Khan (1892–1960) was the first ruler of a sovereign Afghanistan. He reigned from 1919 to 1929, led his country to independence following the Third Anglo-Afghan War, and drove forward a far-reaching, Western-inspired modernization of state and society.

The terms Baluch and war rug are generalisations given to the genre by rug dealers, commercial galleries, collectors, critics and commentators. The distinctive characteristic of these rugs is their capacity to convey their makers' experiences and interpretations of the circumstances and politics of war and conflict in the region.

Little is known about the circumstances of war rugs' production and distribution, or their makers' intentions. See less