(a) Should be Kubistan or Kuban, as they are made at Kuba.
(b) Named after a tribe of people who inhabit the mountains north of Daghestan.
(c) A corruption of the word "Shemakha."
(d) Sometimes called Kashmir from the resemblance of the under side to that of Cashmere shawls.
(e) A province.
(f) Named after a tribe of Turkomans who live in the vicinity of Elizabethpol. Sometimes called Ganja, after the ancient name of Elizabethpol.
(g) Named after a tribe of Nomads inhabiting the hills around Lake Goktcha.
| { | Khiva Bokhara | |||
| { | Turkestan | { | Beshir Bokhara | |
| { | { | Tekke Bokhara (a) | ||
| { | { | Yomud Bokhara (b) | ||
| Turkestan or | { | |||
| Turkoman | { | Eastern Turkestan | { | Kashgar |
| { | { | Yarkand | ||
| { | ||||
| { | Russian Turkestan | { | Samarkand | |
| Beluchistan | { | Beluchistan proper (c) | ||
(a) Made by the Tekke-Turkomans who inhabit the plains to the west of the Oxus.
(a) Made by the Tekke-Turkomans who inhabit the plains to the west of the Oxus.
(b) The name of a tribe of Turkomans who inhabit the western end of Turkestan.
(c) Although these rugs are made in a region far distant from Turkestan, they are so similar to the Turkoman class that they are classified as such by several authorities.
Genghis, of the Caucasian class, being made by a tribe of Turkomans in the Caucasus and resembling closely the Turkoman productions, are classified as such by several prominent writers.
(b) The name of a tribe of Turkomans who inhabit the western end of Turkestan.
(c) Although these rugs are made in a region far distant from Turkestan, they are so similar to the Turkoman class that they are classified as such by several authorities.
Genghis, of the Caucasian class, being made by a tribe of Turkomans in the Caucasus and resembling closely the Turkoman productions, are classified as such by several prominent writers.
SARUK RUG
Size 6' 4" × 4' 1"
FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE AUTHOR