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THBFantastic Afghan Balochi Tribal Wool War Runner
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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About Auction
LiveMar 30, 2025
Over 900 lots will be offered in day 2 of our 2 day auction weekend! There are multiple lots of important fine art from landscapes and etchings to old masters and portraits. We have a Lifetime Collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Lalique, and Steuben Glass, Antique Maps, Oriental Rugs, Sterling Silver, Imperial Embroidered Chinese Robes, Rare Books, Old Master Paintings, and more! Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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- Lot Description
Fantastic Afghan Balochi Tribal Wool War Runner. Hand-knotted with excellent repeating geometric patterns in blues, reds, creams, and tans. Small pops of green and orange in the floral border pattern and pinks in the center are a gorgeous addition that distinguishes the rug significantly. In this particular rug the war pattern is carefully hidden, as if to trick potential buyers, with javelin missiles disguised as arrow-like shapes in the secondary border all around, and repeating crab-like shapes in the middle of the field representing camouflaged tanks.
Size: 181 x 36 in.
#6802 .
Balochi rugs (also called Baluch or Baluchi) are a group of carpets woven by the Baloch tribes in Nimroz province, Sistan and Baluchistan province, and Khorasan province (Khorasani Baloch) in the northeast and southeast of Iran. Balochi rugs are typically lighter and easier to transport than most other Persian rugs, and they are often recognizable for having asymmetrical patterns that differentiate them from most Persian designs. Nature, animal figurines, religious beliefs, and objects of interest and use by the people of the tribe are visualized in these designs. However, similar to other rugs made in Iran and Afghanistan, they are mostly designed geometrically with lines and surfaces, creating abstract and non-abstract patterns. The Mehrabi is a particularly popular Balochi prayer rug that typically features a mihrab or arch at one end of the rug. One of the most unusual rugs of any in all of Central Asia comes from this tribe and a few others that inhabit the Afghanistan/Pakistan region, referred to as War Rugs. What makes war rugs so unique and sought after is their place in Afghan history, often made in the latter half of the 20th Century and incorporating iconography or even exact images of the machines of war the Soviets and later American soldiers brought to the country.
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181 x 36 in.
