war rugs

WARP: War Rugs of Afghanistan

Since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and continuing today, traditional Afghan rug weavers have incorporated stylized representations of political figures, Kalashnikovs, flags, maps,…

Afghan rug depicting the Herat Mosque
How Afghanistan's carpets show the history of a country under siege
The current perception that Afghanistan has always been a war-torn backwater ignores the facts, including a rich history of craftsmanship as evidenced by the synonymous association of quality with an…