Pende (Dali) Afghan 50193€1 530
ORIGIN
Afghanistan
PERIOD
First half 20th century
CONDITION
Good
CONDITION REPORT
Scattered old repairs, slight moth damage, pile uniformly low. The weave is tight, colours saturated, subtle abrasion at lower end; striped plain weave at both ends, fringes knotted
CONSTRUCTION
Wool warp and weft
Woollen pile
DIMENSIONS
Length 183cms
Width 106cms
CATEGORY
Area rug
NOTES
Notable difference in design between lower and upper half of main field. Presence of a human figure together with a scattering of stars and small diamond-shaped secondary 'guls' in the lower half suggests that the weaver might have had a story to tell, or that perhaps there were two weavers. The rug has a serendipitous and playful charm.
