West Afghanistan Baluch Prayer Rugs
Examples:
Firoz Kohi prayer rug Persia 2nd half 19th C
Provenance: Northwest Afghanistan
Function: prayer rug
Date: 2nd half 19th century
Size: 0.81 x 1.24 m (2’8″ x 4’1″)
Materials: wool with camel wefts
Technique: pile, asymmetrical knot open left. Kelim is weft-faced plain weave
Condition: selvedges are not original
Comments: essence of nomad; electric blue
“Connected Hexagon” Baluch Prayer Rug C. 1860
This is a connected hexagon Baluch prayer rug. It was woven about 1860 in Afghaistan and is in very good condition. The size is about 4×5 and the dyes are all vegetal.