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Fork1187/14

A large wood fork with eight prongs. There is a hole in the middle of the top part of the handle where the sinew loop goes through.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes811/10 a-b

Leather shoes covered with golden embroidery. Toes curl sharply upwards. M-shaped opening for the foot with a piece of green fabric sewn onto the tip of the centre point. Protruding, embroidered leather piece attached to back of heel.

Culture
Afghan
Material
skin, dye, fibre and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head Ornament811/6

Silver coloured chain with rows of hanging ornaments. Includes an Iranian coin with calligraphy in its centre.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Nose Ornament811/5

Round silver coloured metal piece with slender hook on underside. Has piece of circular blue glass(?) in centre and small triangles of alternating blue and red around the larger centre piece.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal and glass
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet811/3

A flat oval-shaped metal bracelet with an open space in between the ends. The etched design consists of an x-shaped four-petaled floral pattern in a horizontal row connected in the middle with a line which has diagonal lines within.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet811/2

Bracelet beaded over cloth and flexible core material. Beading is in a horizontal diamond formation and done with light blue, yellow and red coloured beads. White button on one end of bracelet and a fibre loop on the other.

Culture
Afghan
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress811/11

Home sewn woman’s western-style dress, made of purple polyester double knit textile. Round neckline finished with a facing. Set-in long sleeves; cuffs at wrist closed by plastic buttons (three on the right cuff, two on the left). Bust darts in front; vertical darts at the waist in back. Plastic coil zipper at centre back; slightly A-line.

Culture
Afghan
Material
plastic, polyester fibre, dye and metal
Made in
USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Loom1201/37 a-e

Part a: loom with weaving and poles; part b: top wooden piece; part c: bottom wooden piece; part d: wooden peg; part e: knotted piece of string. The thick wooden upper piece (part b) and lower piece (part c) flank a row of fine wooden slates with a piece of white, red and blue weaving in progress (part a). The threads continue beneath the lower piece and are wrapped around eight poles.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood, cotton fibre ? and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scoop1187/11

A wood scoop with two bowls attached by a wood piece in the middle which carved with an x-shape and vertical lines. One bowl is larger than the other. Both bowls are rimmed with sharp metal teeth.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle1187/8

A large wood spoon with a long handle that has a triangular protrusion in between the handle and its flat rounded end. Sinew is tied below the triangular protrusion.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood and sinew
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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