Shawl Item Number: 1201/33 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Woman’s large embroidered shawl made from greenish black cotton textile, embellished with horizontal rows of red and off-white (or pale yellow) finely embroidered geometric designs worked in silk floss. Rectangular in shape and worn over the head with the wide dimension encircling the wearer; the top two corners are turned back and tacked down to the body of the shawl, where there are large clusters of red broken threads on each side where large ornaments may have once been attached. There is a dense row of bright red, white and blue glass beads and red silk tassels that extends from the edge of one turn-back to the other, at about 32 centimetres from the top of the shawl. The piece has a densely embroidered border and the sides and bottom are edged with a narrow brass(?) chain. The textile is pieced in places.
Narrative
Purchased from Alan Davidson when his Calgary import store, Terlingua, was liquidating its stock prior to closing.
Item History
- Made in Kohistan, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan ?
- Collected in Afghanistan during 1978
- Owned by Alan Davidson before February 24, 1987
- Received from Alan Davidson (Seller), Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 24, 1987
What
- Name
- Shawl
- Identification Number
- 1201/33
- Type of Item
- shawl
- Material
- cotton fibre, glass, dye, silk fibre and brass metal ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn, embroidered, beaded, satin stitch, cross stitch and outline stitch
- Overall
- height 145.0 cm, width 193.0 cm, depth 0.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kohistani ?
- Previous Owner
- Alan Davidson
- Received from
- Alan Davidson (Seller), Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kohistan, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan ?
- Collected in
- Afghanistan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1978
- Ownership Date
- before February 24, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on February 24, 1987
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1201/0033