Lost At E Minor: For creative people » rugs http://www.lostateminor.com Lost At E Minor: For creative people Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:23:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 War Rugs http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/02/20/war-rugs/ http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/02/20/war-rugs/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:59:51 +0000 Gerry Mak http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/02/20/war-rugs/ Afghanistan has always been famous for rugs. The impact of several decades of political turmoil has left its mark on this national art. However, Turkmen weavers have been weaving what are known as ‘war rugs‘ that depict weapons, military vehicles, and even the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Notice the dove in the center, indicating [...]]]>

Afghanistan has always been famous for rugs. The impact of several decades of political turmoil has left its mark on this national art. However, Turkmen weavers have been weaving what are known as ‘war rugs‘ that depict weapons, military vehicles, and even the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Notice the dove in the center, indicating that the rug’s maker isn’t celebrating the attacks.


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