Central Asian silk purse, probably Uzbek or Turkoman, of indeterminate use. It is flat-woven and made of tightly stitched hand spun silk while the inside lining is of printed Russian cotton. Size is 19cm x 14cm (7.5in x 5.5in). We bought this near the northern boarder of Afghanistan in 1972 looking much like it does today. Please see this page for more info and photos https://warpandweft.club/portfolio-item/afghanistan-central-asia-item-12/