7'8" x 12'6" (234cm x 381cm) Central Asia, Afghanistan: Early 20th Century Wool pile on wool foundation: wool
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A large old carpet woven by one of the Baluch tribal groups who live in the mountainous borderlands between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The design, well-known from smaller rugs of the so-called Mushvani tribe, is beautifully rendered on a large scale here.