Rug
Item number 3612/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Small handmade rug with military imagery: Kalashnikov rifles, helicopters, missile launchers, tanks, hand grenades, fighter jets; all woven in black, brown, green, red-brown and grey on an off-white background. At centre, inside the light grey-brown outline of Afghanistan, is woven 'AFGHAN MOJAHID ZINDA BAAD'. To the right, other text are inserted. The central design is bordered with a frame of green with red-brown. Long off-white fringe extends from short edges.
Narrative
Purchased at Zalmai's Carpets from an Afghan refugee who was a carpet dealer in the city of Peshawar. The other text in the rug says: 'TREASON HAS COME TO THE END', 'USSR OF AFGANESTAN [sic] ON OCCASION OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSERS[sic] FINAL DEFEAT IN AFGHANISTAN'.
Item History
- Made in Afghanistan ?
- Collected in Peshawar, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan during 1992
- Owned by Jane Murphy Thomas before February 2, 2023
- Received from Jane Murphy Thomas (Donor) on February 2, 2023
What
- Name
- Rug
- Identification Number
- 3612/1
- Type of Item
- rug
- Material
- fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 111.0 cm, width 59.8 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Afghanistan ?
- Collected in
- Peshawar, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Who
- Culture
- Afghan
- Previous Owner
- Jane Murphy Thomas
- Received from
- Jane Murphy Thomas (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1992
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3612/0001
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