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Dreaming Graffiti3280/1

Photograph printed on plexiglas, showing a large mural-like painting. Image shows two boys on the left against a backdrop of stairs and an alley, houses in the distance. On the right is a light coloured wall with a brown window at top and covered doorway below. The graffiti image is painted over the image of the wall, and shows a woman with closed eyes covering her mouth and forehead with her hands. Her hijab surrounds her face, lifting away from her head to the right and fluttering in front of her blue robe at bottom. There is Arabic text to the right of the figure. There is a curling motif in blue at the bottom.

Culture
Afghan
Made in
Kabul, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/27

Bag or holder with a woven fabric outer surface featuring a multicoloured lozenge design and containing three pockets, the top made of off-white fabric with an embroidered blue border, the second pocket made of multicoloured floral print with a green background, and the bottom pocket of blue fabric and an appliqued multicoloured floral print on a dark red background with a three-toothed top edge. The upper pouch is lined with blue fabric.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
silk fibre ?, dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic1228/1

Man’s off-white, long, silk shirt with round neck and long set-in sleeves, embellished with a panel of fine white-on-white embroidery (including some open work) in the front chest area, from the neckline to the waist. A placket opening on the right shoulder is closed with two metal snaps. Sleeves are straight with a simple hem at the wrists. Narrow yoke at the back shoulder area. A small pocket is located in the right side seam. There is a tuck at the waist. The hemline is curved, with small side slits.

Culture
Afghan
Material
silk fibre and metal
Made in
Kandahar, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress1336/1

Black dress with multicoloured brocade. The neckline is squared with a deep 'v' in the centre, flanked by two white buttons. Around the neck are rectangular panels of diamond motifs in brown, yellow and white. The front of the dress and end of the sleeves have diamond motifs in pink, yellow, green, blue and white. The back of the dress is black with a brown linear trim along the bottom hem.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre ?, metal and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1376/4 a-b

Beaded crosses with circular designs (part a-b). The cross is a blue and white diamond pattern with a multicoloured border. The border is made up of maroon, orange, purple and green thread and blue and white beads. At the end of each arm and in the centre is a raised circle. The circles have brown fabric on the outside, then rings of blue and white beads, followed by a maroon fabric ring around a clear plastic centre. The circle in the centre of the cross is larger than the circles in the arms. Part (a) and (b) are the same, except part (a) has some yellow and green beads in one arm of the border.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre ?, fibre, glass and plastic
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes811/1 a-b

Pair of bright, pink-purple mule-style jelly sandals with a small heel. Straps over the ball of the foot have raised pyramid shapes and floral designs, the outline of a shoe tongue, and two raised lace-like lines.

Culture
Afghan
Material
plastic
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1224/1

A tapestry woven bottle-shaped bag, which has brown tassels at each of the six corners. One side has a design consisting of black, brown-white, and red-brown horizontal bands. The other side has a design consisting of a diamond shape pattern that has a black cross at the centre surrounded by a yellow-brown diamond and outlined with black zig zags. Has a brown and white braided handle.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants811/17

White pants tied at the waist with a braided white cord. Has an elastic purple decoration around the bottom of each leg.

Culture
Afghan
Material
rayon fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tent Band1376/1

A long wide woven fabric band. Main design is consisting of an alternating pattern of geometric horizontal bands, one of which is white on a red background while the other one of which is yellow-green on a blue background. Mutli-coloured tassels are along one edge. Ends have braided fringe.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tent Band1375/3

A long wide woven fabric band. Main design is consisting of red, black, and brown triangles and diagonal lines on a green-brown background. Each end has two sets of fringes. Black, red, and green-brown tassels are at the ends.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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