Afghan Ak 47 Rug

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.

Afghan ak 47 rug.

Afghan war rug khorasan iran. 2 7 x 3 10 color. And one sure does get a piece of the woman s thought process through her designs as afghan women increasingly started to weave ak 47 assault rifles and artillery tanks on to rugs showcasing the dire state of the country marred by violence and bombings for close to five decades now. Hand made afghan war rug size 145 cm x 100 cm wool rug.

Amid piles of flowery and geometric carpets in an afghan shop sits a pink rug picturing a kalashnikov rifle framed by hand grenades. 2 foot 8 inch by 4 foot 4 inch. Afghanistan has suffered through decades of war. 2 5 x 1 9 afghan war rug handmade afghanistan war rug vintage war rug ak 47 war rug wool rug tribal rug decorative rug 77 x 58 cm.

Afghan war rug w great mistranslations 24 x 32 36. By the way the assault rifle to the right is a paratroopers version of a ak 47. Hand made afghan antique prayer rugs war rug size 67 x 47 cm. Rare vintage 1989 u s s r.

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. The holy grail for me is an ak 47 with the orange magazine. The helicopter if the hip helicopter which was what the soviet airborne used most often. 2 3 x 2 afghan war rug handmade afghanistan war rug vintage war rug ak 47 war rug wool rug tribal rug decorative rug 73 x 62 cm.

Silver war rug made by afghan refugees in the 1980 s. 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. Ak 47 grenades helicopters tanks words category.