Fine Kazak - D1916 Size_Small Chechenya and Shirvan respectively are

Chechenya and Shirvan respectively are situated north of Afghanistan and to the east of the Caspian sea and are all new Soviet republics

Size 170 x 65 cm

and would have taken 25 days to weave and finish

This means there is a lighter end and and darker end for each rug which is why there are photographs from both ends

Fine Kazak - D1916 Size_Small Chechenya and Shirvan respectively areSize 115 x 78cm, 3'9 x 2'7 ft The areas known as Kazakstan, Chechenya and Shirvan respectively are situated north of Afghanistan and to the east of the Caspian sea and are all new Soviet republics. These rugs are woven by settled Armenians as well as nomadic Kurds, Georgians, Azerbaijanis and Lurs. Many of the people of Turkoman origin fled to Pakistan when the Russians invaded Afghanistan and most of the rugs are woven close to Peshawar on the Afghan