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title: "War on Rugs"
date: 2019-12-12
last_modified: 2024-11-16T16:31:18+01:00
generated_at: 2026-04-16T21:50:46Z
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/afghan-war-rugs-knitting-history-hannah-ryggen-tapestry-hannah-ryggen-2019-context-en/"
description: "On these Afghan rugs, tradition and craft meet the wars and conflicts of today – and exert their very own fascination between works of art, souvenirs and pieces of furniture."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/header_1_krieg_in_der_wuste.jpg"
language: "en-US"
---

# War on Rugs