Check out this amazing deep, dark, and moody vintage rug. Sized at 6'10 x 8'11, this beauty leans all the way into tribal storytelling, with rows of repeated medallions marching across the field with symmetry, and tone-on-tone motifs echo the same energy. It’s layered and rich.
The borders don’t sit politely on the sidelines either; they take up a large part of the rug here and we see the visual of the field art taking up less real estate than the norm. Band after band of pattern, packed in and working overtime, framing the whole piece with that grounded, collected feel we love in older tribal work.
The handle is soft, low pile, easy underfoot, and is ready to live with you. All wool, both foundation and pile, that has held up and is still soft after half of a century of life. Those saturated vegetable dyes? They’ve settled into this deep, warm palette that shifts ever so slightly depending on the light… this old piece is never flat. This vintage Afghani rug from the 1970s is still carrying every bit of that tribal pulse and will bring instant vibes to any space it calls home.
The Rug Rundown…
the wool…the weave…the wear
Size: 6'10 x 8'11
Material: 100% wool (foundation and pile)
Construction: Hand knotted
Origin: Afghanistan
Age: 1970s
Design: Linear tribal medallions with tone-on-tone motifs and layered border bands
Condition: Low pile with age-related wear… soft handle… clean and ready for use
:: Please consider a rug pad for this old beauty, to keep it protected and wiggle free. Click below if you want to add one at BPR and we will custom cut it to size:
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