Afghan Ak 47 Rug

Hand made afghan antique prayer rugs war rug size 67 x 47 cm.

Afghan ak 47 rug. More than three decades of war have damaged afghanistan s once thriving carpet industry but weavers are tapping into the bloody past to boost their fortunes with war rugs depicting guns tanks. Afghan war rug w great mistranslations 24 x 32 36. 4th quarter 20th century. The helicopter if the hip helicopter which was what the soviet airborne used most often.

Afghanistan has suffered through decades of war. While the exact origin of afghan war rugs is unknown many historians trace the tradition to the mid 20th century after the 1947 invention of the kalashnikov assault rifle or ak 47. 2 7 x 3 10 color. Ak 47 grenades helicopters tanks words category.

Silver war rug made by afghan refugees in the 1980 s. 2 7 x 2 afghan war rug handmade afghanistan war rug vintage war rug ak 47 war rug wool rug tribal rug decorative rug 84 x 63 cm hmrugs. By the way the assault rifle to the right is a paratroopers version of a ak 47. 2 foot 8 inch by 4 foot 4 inch.

The holy grail for me is an ak 47 with the orange magazine. Amid piles of flowery and geometric carpets in an afghan shop sits a pink rug picturing a kalashnikov rifle framed by hand grenades. 5 out of 5 stars 170 170 reviews. The modern history of violence has seeped into the nation s ancient art of rug making rugs now feature imagery of tanks ak 47s and u s.

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