Inside view of a Kalmyk yurt, called gher, Russia, 1839. The Kalmyks - Mongol subgroup in Russia. Round house, portable, self-supporting structure composed of lattice walls, rafters, roof ring, felt covering and tension bands. From "History of Russia" by Jean Marie Chopin (1796-1870), Panorama Universal, Spanish edition, 1839.
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