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The main and outer minor
borders of this old piece are gone, (see the border of
plate 17 for the original appearance), but
the loss in no way detracts from the majestic power imparted by the
field’s minakhani design. Notice how the vertical red “vines”
meander to create movement, and how the different tilts and slight
variations in the white flowers do the same. Notice the
three-dimensional effect that the weaver’s clever use of color and
form creates. This is one of a group of old minakhani-type pieces
that are woven with a single weft shoot, an uncommon technique in
“Baluch” weavings and one that has yet to be explained.
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