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| Title | Constitution |
| Subject | War rugs--Afghanistan--History--21st century ; War rugs--Middle East--History--21st century ; War rugs--Asia, Central--History--21st century ; Constitutions--Afghanistan ; Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001- |
| Description | This rug has a figured centrefield and a narrow border. In the middle are nine crudely drawn figures arranged around a black, four-sided shape. They are positioned on top of an orange coloured map of Afghanistan, which is oriented sideways on the rug. To the right of the map is a helicopter and to the left a second vehicle (helicopter without the blades?). Above the helicopter are inscriptions in Pashto and English "Lwya Jarga". There is a single, narrow border of meandering green and salmon coloured blossoms with a brown shaded scroll, and red leaves. The selvedges are dark brown wool and the ends are finished with cotton fringes. |
| Narrative | Another rug featured in the 2006 exhibition, "Made in Afghanistan", which was not in Rob Fyke's collection was one we called "Constitution". This rug was based on a poster promoting an Afghan-authored constitution. It featured a map of Afghanistan on which nine individuals (including two women) representing different ethnic communities, are arranged around an inscribed white sheet. For any of the Afghans who visited the exhibition, this seemed to be the only rug that interested them. Once again, Rob wrote to his Peshawar friend and rug dealer, with a request to order a copy of this rug. Apparently, the rug (or perhaps the original poster) was not as well known as he might have liked. The borrowed rug is part of the collection of the Textile Museum of Canada. |
| Region | Afghanistan ; Pakistan |
| Time Period depicted/represented | December 14 2003 |
| Type of textile | rugs ; carpets |
| Dimensions [cm] | 98 x 64 |
| Materials | wool weft and pile, cotton warp |
| Technique | knotted pile |
| Language of Inscriptions | eng, pus |
| Period Made | 2007 |
| Publisher | University of Calgary |
| Collection | Nickle Arts Museum Textile Collection |
| Sub-collection | Fyke Rug Collection |
| Themes | Fyke Rug Collection. 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 | 2009.027.000 |
| Type | image |
