2006-07-02 16:35:02 · 4 answers · asked by alan_donant 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
An Afghan is a blanket, wrap, or shawl of colored wool, knitted or crocheted in geometric shapes.
In terms of etymology, it's likely that the wraps or shawls that came to be called afghans were originally patterned after textiles from the Afghanistan region. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, afghan "wrap, shawl" dates from 1833.
2006-07-02 16:42:00 · answer #1 · answered by thematrixhazu36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its still up in the air, and being researched, but as far as historians know, the word came into use because the patterns -- stripes, zigzags, and squares -- and colors of knitted and crocheted blankets resembled those of rugs from Afghanistan and symbolizes important aspects of certian religions from that region.
2006-07-02 23:46:17 · answer #2 · answered by honiebee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only some blankets and shawls are known as afghans. These usually are made up of symmetrical patterns, most likely inspired by patterns from east asia.
2006-07-02 23:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by StatIdiot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe they originated in afghanistan
2006-07-02 23:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋