Tat nomads, Caucasian Dragon Sumakh Mafrash side panel fragment. Baku region, Azerbaijian. Cm 50x100 or 20"x40" ca. Roughly mid 19th century. The red and blue diagonal stripes contain Dragon symbols stylised in s forms. The field is covered with narrow cotton white bands decorated with double s motifs. It's a rare piece made by the Tat nomads living on the Absheron/Surahani peninsula. Damaged, worn out, reduced, but still with lots of character and charme. For more pics pls see: https://plus.google.com/photos/102077108999072625754/albums Wertime t. John "Sumak Bags of Northwest Persia & Transcaucasia". London 1998, page no. 102 Have time? See my other postings on rr: http://rugrabbit.com/profile/580