[Rugs of War] '11 September 2001'

Handmade cotton carpet, Afghanistan, ca. 2002. 128 x 27 cm.

* The tradition of war carpets started in 1979, and this carpet seems to have been produced for memorializing the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Production was started by anti-Taliban Esari Turkomans, made in an attempt to cash in on the anticipated numbers of foreigners appearing in Afghanistan. (source: https://rugsofwar.wordpress.com)