Once called “Kurd-Baluch” and currently attributed to
the “Aimaq” group, rugs of this type (also see
plates 27 & 28) differ from
traditional “Baluch” weavings by using symmetrical knots,
rectangle-based main borders, repetitive field motifs, and striped plainweave end finishes. The two diagonal rows of near-white botehs
in the field corners of this rug are the result of a totally faded
fugitive pink, a reminder that “bad dyes” are not always that
undesirable once they’ve faded.
Structural Data:
Size:
2’9” x 4’10” (84 cm x
147 cm)
Warp:
Natural white wool –
Z2S. Slight depression
Weft:
Brown wool – Z2S. Two
shoots
Pile:
Symmetrical, h: 8 v: 8 kpi:
64
Colors:
(10) dark blue, medium blue, orange-red,
aubergine, dark brown, medium brown 1, medium brown 2,
fugitive pink, camel, white
Selvages:
4 warp cords
weft-wrapped with brown goat hair overwrap
