This is a rug bought in Quetta in 1996. It bears a strong resemblance to the representations of Najibullah as a puppet of the Soviets, but in most cases the delineation of the hammer and sickle and the hand are less well defined as in this instance. The bomb/bullets border is common to many rugs of this era, and suggests the origin of a range of images from the same workshop. Has anyone got closer to the origins of this style?
