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ANTIQUE #SA913024

Antique Prayer-rug, Taimani Tribes Of The Chahar Aimaq, West-central Afghanistan.

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

This gorgeous little prayer-rug has to be seen to be fully appreciated. The wool is soft and silky and the natural colours are simply subtle and glowing. Particularly attractive is the use of two shades of green. Made by Taimani tribes, part of the Chahar Aimaq (meaning four nomads), they occupy a large part of west-central Afghanistan, particularly around Charchagan in the provinces of Ghor and Farah. They are semi-nomadic, migrating from their winter dwellings at the end of March to the high summer pastures where they will spend the summer until their return in September. The wool in their antique rugs and weavings came from the Ghilzai sheep, renowned for being soft and lustrous, as is found in this delightful little rug.
 
Size: 1.30m x 0.94m (4'' 3'' x 3'' 1'').
 
Viewing by appointment only.
 
Internal Reference: BM1882
Antique Number: SA913024
Dateline of this antique is 1900
Height is 130cm (51.2inches)
Width is 94cm (37.0inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique #SA913024, shown on this page, originates from 1900. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1900
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the Near East and Central Asia since 1979.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD
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