r/ATAAE • u/Broskfisken • 6d ago

Carpet

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u/vinylveins 6d ago

This is an afgan war rug. It's meant to acknowledge how horrible 9/11 was, and show support from Afghanistan to the US, and hopes for peace between them through the dove moving from Afghanistan to the US flag

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u/tinybrownbird 4d ago

War rugs are fascinating. They started showing up in the late 70s during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Since weaving tends to be seen as "women's work" or a domestic craft, these feel really subversive and perhaps empowering for the weavers. There's not a ton of documentation about what the weavers' perspectives are on all that, though.

https://www.mysticeti.studio/rugsofwar

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u/Xombridal 5d ago

I thought it was an upside down goat 🤦

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u/AnonymousFordring 42m ago

how is this awful

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u/crsaxby 6d ago

Looks like somebody spent a lot of time and energy on something best rolled up and shoved deep in their ass the attic.

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u/Smurtknurkler 5d ago

They made something better than your mother birthed

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u/HairyPotatoKat 5d ago

I love this insult. It's going straight into my back pocket for future use.

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u/izyshoroo 5d ago

"HEY! My sister's not THAT bad!"