This carpet has all the characteristics of a first generation war carpet, and the central motif of the Azadi Monument (in Tehran) suggests it was made by one of the million Afghan refugees who fled to Iran in the early years of the Soviet invasion. We have never discovered the meaning of the “HEB or BEH” logo – or why it should appear in Roman script – was it a logo? or political acronym? Any suggestions welcomed…
Archive for January, 2009
Iranian motifs in an Afghan war carpet
January 31, 2009
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Max Allen interview
January 29, 2009on warrugs.com
An Afghan visitor to Battleground
January 19, 2009Read the reactions of Abdul Wasey, an Afghan visitor to Max Allen’s exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada in this article by Joe Fiorito.