War rugs

. The rugs produced in response to these events are among the world's richest traditions of war art of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

The terms "Baluch" and "war rug" are generalisations given to the genre by rug dealers, commercial galleries, collectors, critics and commentators. The distinctive characteristic of these rugs is their capacity to convey their makers' experiences and interpretations of the circumstances and politics of war and conflict in the region.

Little is known about the circumstances of war rugs' production and distribution, or their makers' intentions.

In 2000 the Gollenstein Verlag of Blieskastel, Germany published "Lebensbaum und Kalaschnikow. Krieg und Frieden im Spiegel afghanischer Bildteppiche" by Jürgen Wasim Frembgen and Hans Werner Mohm. This is the first known serious and detailed study of any substance in the field of the so-called "War Rugs" from Afghanistan.Fact|date=February 2007

External links

* [http://sts-dev.anu.edu.au/rugsofwar/ "rugsofwar" weblog] at the Australian National University (includes a range of images and comprehensive links and bibliographic references)
* cite web
author=Ron O'Callaghan
year=2003
url=http://www.rugreview.com/stuf/afgwar.htm
title=Afghan War Rugs: A Sub-group With Iranian Influence
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* cite web
author=Graham Gower
year=2003
url=http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/afghanwarrugs
title=Afghan War Rugs
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* cite web
author=Kevin Sudeith
year=2002
url=http://www.warrug.com
title=Index of war rugs for research and sale
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publisher=warrug.com
accessdate=2008-02-13
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