37 high rez_KO

37 high rez_KO

Unknown artist, war rug with Naghlu Dam, Afghanistan; acquired in Kabul, Afghanistan, late 1970s. Knotted wool. 72 ¾ × 43 ¾ in. The inclusion of military vehicles and weapons in rugs commemorating civil engineering projects is not uncommon, as both sets of images and motifs relate to the modernization of the country, as well as economic and societal progress.