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| Title | Clock Tower |
| Subject | War rugs--Afghanistan--History--21st century ; War rugs--Middle East--History--21st century ; War rugs--Asia, Central--History--21st century |
| Description | This rug is dominated by a cityscape surrounded by a narrow border. Woven sideways, the centre features various high-rise buildings, cars, and streets. It also features a central sculptural structure that appears to be a modern clock tower. The guard border consists of two red lines encasing a row of repeating "T" shapes on a black ground. The selvedges are dark brown wool and the rug has natural cream and light brown wool fringes. |
| Narrative | This rug represents a new development in Afghan rug production with its almost photographic realism. The vehicles are shown receding into the background and, in some cases, driving away from the viewer. The minimal border and the fact it is woven sideways enhances the panoramic sweep of the Kabul cityscape. Like "Clock Tower I" (2009.003.000), it features a modern looking tower with a clock face. Students have commented on the prevalence of red, green and black in the rug—the colours of the Afghan flag. |
| Time Period depicted/represented | Early 21st century |
| Type of textile | rugs ; carpets |
| Dimensions [cm] | 144 x 87.5 |
| Materials | wool |
| Technique | knotted pile |
| Language of Inscriptions | zxx |
| Period Made | circa 2005 |
| Publisher | University of Calgary |
| Collection | Nickle Arts Museum Textile Collection |
| Sub-collection | Fyke Rug Collection |
| Themes | Fyke Rug Collection. Afghan Nationalism, Souvenirs |
| Rights | This collection is owned by the University of Calgary, Nickle Arts Museum and was donated by Robert Fyke. Permission to use any image or material from this site should be requested from The Nickle Arts Museum.
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| Accession Number | 2009.046.000 |
| Type | image |
