Afghan Ak 47 Rug

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.

Afghan ak 47 rug.

2 foot 8 inch by 4 foot 4 inch. Ak 47 grenades helicopters tanks words category. Afghan war rug w great mistranslations 24 x 32 36. Hand made afghan war rug size 145 cm x 100 cm wool rug.

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. 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. 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. 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.

2 7 x 3 10 color. The holy grail for me is an ak 47 with the orange magazine. 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 helicopter if the hip helicopter which was what the soviet airborne used most often.

5 out of 5 stars 170 170 reviews. Rare vintage 1989 u s s r. Afghan war rug khorasan iran. 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.

By the way the assault rifle to the right is a paratroopers version of a ak 47. Silver war rug made by afghan refugees in the 1980 s. 4th quarter 20th century.