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    Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan

    Battleground: War Rugs from Afghanistan Image gallery

    Presented by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

    April 30-July 31, 2011

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    The rug weavers of Afghanistan, long renowned for their artistry, depict on their rugs the world that they see. Like television news, their rugs “report” current events. Since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and throughout more than three decades of international and civil war, Afghan weavers have borne witness to disaster by weaving unprecedented images of battle and weaponry into their rugs. Flowers have turned into bullets, landmines, and hand grenades. Birds have turned into helicopters and fighter jets. Sheep and horses have turned into tanks. These are the images on a new and electrifying kind of Oriental rug – the “war rugs” from Afghanistan. Dozens of Afghanistan “war rugs” woven since 1980 are featured in this traveling exhibition organized by the Textile Museum of Canada, curated by Max Allen, and making its U.S. debut at the Penn Museum.


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        University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)

        3260 South Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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        Regular Museum Admission

        Info Phone: 215-898-4000

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        April 30-July 31, 2011

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        Regular Museum hours:
        10-5, Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday
        10-8 Wednesdays
        Closed Mondays

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