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Antique Afghan Pashtun Village Prayer Rug, Long Kilim Ends, Circa 1920.
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Antique Afghan Pashtun Village Prayer Rug, Long Kilim Ends, Circa 1920.

1900 - 1920
Description

Size: 3ft 8in x 2ft 8in (112 x 81cm).

Antique Afghan prayer rug with a traditional design to the field.

Circa 1920.

A charming small village prayer rug was woven in north west Afghanistan but Pashtun weavers, the rug has complete kilims at both ends which are decorated in bands of weft work.

The rug is in excellent condition with very slight wear and full pile of excellent soft wool.

The rug is suitable for normal domestic use.

Stock Number: C-08.

Physical Dimensions
Height
112cm (44.09")
Width
81cm (31.89")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Cotswold Oriental Rugs has dated this Antique Afghan Prayer Rug to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1188505
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C-08
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Description
Size: 3ft 8in x 2ft 8in (112 x 81cm).

Antique Afghan prayer rug with a traditional design to the field.

Circa 1920.

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A charming small village prayer rug was woven in north west Afghanistan but Pashtun weavers, the rug has complete kilims at both ends which are decorated in bands of weft work.
Cotswold Oriental Rugs

The rug is in excellent condition with very slight wear and full pile of excellent soft wool.

The rug is suitable for normal domestic use.

Stock Number: C-08.

Height
112cm (44.09")
Width
81cm (31.89")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Cotswold Oriental Rugs has dated this Antique Afghan Prayer Rug to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1188505
Dealers Internal Ref
C-08
Cotswold Oriental Rugs
Cotswold Oriental Rugs
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Archive I An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends.

Antique Afghan Pashtun Village Prayer Rug, Long Kilim Ends, Circa 1920.

Archive II An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View II
Archive III An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View III
Archive IV An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View IV
Archive V An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View V
Archive VI An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View VI
Archive VII An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View VII
Archive VIII An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View VIII
Archive IX An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View IX
Archive X An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View X
Archive XI An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends. View XI
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An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends.
ANTIQUE AFGHAN PASHTUN VILLAGE PRAYER RUG, LONG KILIM ENDS, CIRCA 1920.
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An antique hand-knotted Afghan Pashtun prayer rug featuring a dark brown background, stepped mihrab niche, geometric motifs in magenta and navy, and flat-woven kilim ends.
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Afghan Pashtun prayer rugs are hand-woven tribal textiles produced by Pashtun weavers, characterised by a prominent arch design known as a mihrab. These rugs typically feature hand-spun wool, natural vegetable dyes, geometric repeating motifs, and extended flat-weave kilim ends at the borders.

Traditional Afghan tribal rugs are constructed using locally sourced hand-spun sheep wool for both the pile and the warp and weft foundation. Dyes are historically derived from natural plant and mineral sources, including madder root, indigo, and walnut husks.

Authentic tribal hand-knotted rugs exhibit slight slubs and irregular selvedges from hand-spinning and mobile loom setup. Inspecting the back reveals visible knotting patterns identical to the front design rather than a synthetic backing material, alongside flat-woven kilim panels at the fringe edges.

In modern interior design, tribal prayer rugs are frequently used as accent floor coverings in entryways, studies, or reading nooks. They are also mounted on walls as textile art to display geometric patterning and historical craft.

Preservation requires regular low-suction vacuuming without a rotating brush bar to prevent fibre damage. Spills should be blotted immediately with a dry cloth, and thorough cleaning should be performed exclusively by specialist antique textile restorers using neutral pH solutions.
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