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War Carpets
War carpets or war rugs also sometimes called as
civil war rugs are the distinctive carpet style that is peculiar to the
region of Afghanistan. The war carpet depicts the war scenes.
Afghanistan is in the turmoil state since many decades and the country
saw many civil wars in the past. In 1979 Afghanistan was invaded by
Russia that engulfed whole nation into bloody conflict. The sufferings,
the casualties and the war weapons were depicted on the rugs by the
weavers. The tradition of war carpet weaving that started as a reaction
to Soviet occupation continues even today. These carpets are considered
as the world's richest traditions of war art of the late twentieth and
early twenty-first centuries.
War rugs are manufactured in such a way that they are capable enough to convey the experiences and interpretations of the circumstances and politics of war and conflict in the region. These rugs reflect the pain and agony of the Afghan people and perhaps create a catharsis of soul as they are woven from deep impressions to static vision. Motifs on the carpet The rug of war depicts war scenes and the war materials especially weapons. The rugs usually represent following types of war materials:
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