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| Title | AK47 |
| Subject | War rugs--Afghanistan--History--20th century ; War rugs--Afghanistan--History 21st century ; War rugs--Middle East--History--20th century ; War rugs--Middle East--History--21st century ; War rugs--Asia, Central--History--20th century ; War rugs--Asia, Central--History--21st century ; AK-47 rifle |
| Description | This rug features an imposing AK-47 assault rifle on a white ground with a red border. The rifle, on the left hand side of the centrefield and pointing upwards, is red and black and has a flower on the handle. To the right of the rifle are three armoured personnel carriers, nine helicopters, a jet, two grenades, and several filler motifs. A vertical row of X's in red and black are located to the left of the rifle's handle. The border is red with a white zigzag and black "tassels". The selvedges are black and the ends are plain-woven cotton. It has longish white cotton fringes. |
| Narrative | This rug features the ubiquitous AK-47 Soviet assault rifle as well as several helicopters, personnel carriers, grenades and what may be a missile. The style has proven popular abroad and has been widely reproduced. Rendered with sensitivity, it suggests what must be a great visual awareness of weapons |
| Region | Afghanistan |
| Time Period depicted/represented | Late 20th century, Early 21st century |
| Type of textile | rugs ; carpets |
| Dimensions [cm] | 115 x 53.5 |
| Materials | wool weft and pile, cotton warp |
| Technique | knotted pile |
| Language of Inscriptions | rus |
| Period Made | Late 20th century, Early 21st century |
| Publisher | University of Calgary |
| Collection | Nickle Arts Museum Textile Collection |
| Sub-collection | Fyke Rug Collection |
| Themes | Fyke Rug Collection. Afghan Nationalism, Weapons Recognition |
| 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 | 2009.017.000 |
| Type | image |
