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Beads3570/6

String of 26 blue handmade clay beads on a knotted string. One end of the string has a loop.

Culture
Afghan
Material
clay, glaze and cotton fibre
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3570/3

Pottery bowl with glaze patterns in turquoise blue and off-white, with smaller designs in dark brown. The round bowl has deep sides, a wide lip and a footed base. The base is unglazed and has written inscriptions with date and place information.

Culture
Afghan
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Istalif, Kabul, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse3515/8

Black short-sleeved woman's blouse with a back neck closure. Front and sleeves of blouse are heavily decorated with embroidered floral motifs. Diamonds, filled with geometric motifs, are spread across front. Sleeves decorated with floral and geometric bands. The embroidery is mostly done in dark pink with light green, orange and white highlights throughout. Back is undecorated. Additional pink and green floral fabric around armpits, connecting sleeves and body of blouse.

Culture
Nuristani
Material
synthetic fibre, fibre and dye
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt3448/50

Long-sleeved velvet shirt with embroidered panel on chest. The designs are made from couching down thread. The panel has a red rectangular centre with five large circles. It is then outlined twice with bands of flowers and wavy lines. Between each section is a thin band of repeating V's in dark purple or orange with light green, dark pink and light purple. The panel is edged with orange and light yellow-orange ribbon. The panel is split in the centre to follow the V-neck of the garment. The neck is bordered by grey velvet on each side, and hemmed with orange. The interior is unlined except for silk(?) at the open neck, but edges and seams finished with black lace ribbon.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
fibre and silk fibre ?
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting Cloth3377/19

Hunting cloth decorated with hand painted and stamped designs. Composed of two rectangular pieces of woven fabric stitched together down the long edge. Design features four partridges across the top, and a large snow leopard with a snake wrapped around its body. Ten small clover-like designs are stamped across the top, left and bottom edges with more stamped within the leopard along with stamped circles and dots. Light yellow borders the edge of the textile.

Culture
Afghan
Material
paint and cotton fibre
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting Cloth3377/18

Hunting cloth decorated with hand painted and stamped designs. Composed of two rectangular pieces of woven fabric stitched together down the long edge. Design features a partridge on the left, and a large seated lion with a snake wrapped around its body. The background is stamped with clover-like designs and small dots are stamped all over the lion's body. Edges are unfinished.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hunting Cloth3377/17

Hunting cloth decorated with hand painted and stamped designs. Central figure is a large camel in trappings - cover, neck decoration and bridle with hanging bell - with two partridges above its back, and one below its head. The background is stamped with clover-like designs. Edges are unfinished. A bright orange borders the edge of the textile.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3377/11

Large textile composed of four long panels of silk fabric (one with an additional square to equal the length of the other panels) stitched together. The fabric is a bright green-yellow, with dyed bands of light green down the length. At centre, a large arched design, bordered by a repeating red chain stitch design, bordered on each side by three tight lines of light pink chain stitch. The textile is heavily embroidered on three edges with floral designs in red and pink silk chain stitch embroidery.

Culture
Uzbek
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Camel Cover3377/16 a-b

Camel cover. Large textile meant to drape over an animal's body. The frame is somewhat I-shaped with a solid rectangular body and two cross-sections of fabric that would drape near the animal’s limbs. Attached at one end is a head cover with triangular eye flaps and strips of fabric that would drape over the muzzle. On both sides, between the hanging strips and attached to the triangles along the main body, are four rows by eight columns of small fabric squares attached on corners to either the next square or main fabric. This is repeated with smaller squares of fabric hanging from the head cover. The squares have solid silks in olive green or deep purple, and Ikat pattern. Three attached squares (part b) have detached from the cover. The shoulder fabric and head cover have fringe or fabric tassels. The fabric face is deep pink-purples and greens, and is backed with reds and black.

Culture
Uzbek
Material
cotton fibre and silk fibre
Made in
Uzbekistan ? or Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape3377/15

Natural coloured cotton cape. The front opening, hem and cuffs are decorated with black machine made geometric designs and feather-like plant motifs. They are also edged in a deep purple-red plaiting. Two black vertical lines are stitched on either side of a seam, with colourful repeating diamond stitching over a portion of the seam near the top in yellow, bright pink, dark purple, light grey-green and burgundy silk thread. Small deep purple-red pompoms line the neckline, and there is one at each cuff seam and side slit. Small multicoloured tassels with small white beads hang from the front opening, three on each side. The neck, cuffs, front opening and bottom edge are lined with a burgundy fabric. On the back, below the neck, is an embroidered rectangular area, coloured dark reddish-pink and blue.

Culture
Tajik
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and glass ?
Made in
Konduz, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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