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Bag1201/24

Small, square, multi-coloured, embroidered bag, made by bringing three corners of a square embroidered textile together, leaving the fourth corner free as a flap, resulting in a flat, square envelope. The main design is a ‘hooked sun symbol,’ surrounded by a few mirrors and bands of embroidered geometric motifs and edged with couched silver threads. The embroidery is worked with multi-coloured threads in chain stitch on purple cotton broadcloth. The stitchery is backed with red cotton broadcloth.

Culture
Pashtun
Material
cotton fibre, dye, metal, glass, silk fibre ? and rayon fibre ?
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1201/29

Densely embroidered, multi-coloured, flat, square envelope style bag or purse made by folding and stitching a square piece so that three of its corners meet in the centre, leaving the fourth corner free as a flap. The intricate geometric embroidered designs are worked in silk floss on a cotton textile and are so densely worked that the background textile is almost invisible. In addition to stitchery, the piece is embellished with mirrors and red and black pompoms. The embroidery is backed with blue-green cotton textile.

Culture
Meghwal ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass, metal and silk fibre
Made in
India ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile1201/32

Multi-coloured embroidered and beaded square textile. The embroidery is predominantly orange, with deep pink and purple accents, worked in chain stitch on green silk background; the design field is divided into four identical quadrants, separated by rows of gold metallic braid. In each corner of the textile, and in the centre, are prominent multi-coloured discs (known as ‘dress flowers’); each disc is decorated with glass beads arranged in concentric circles around a small mirror. All edges of the square are trimmed with a short, heavy fringe of white glass beads. The discs are stiffened, probably with light weight cardboard. The piece is backed with red cotton textile.

Culture
Hazara ? or Pashtun ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, glass, metal, plastic ?, silk fibre and paper
Made in
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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Dress811/9

Woman’s dress with multicoloured embroidered bodice front, very long wide sleeves, and very full, closely gathered, bright pink, embroidered skirt. The bodice front is embellished with a densely embroidered panel of floral forms and tree of life motifs in (predominantly) orange and dark red in chain stitch on maroon ground; appliquéd over the embroidery are four large, thick felt discs embellished with silver thread embroidery on red and multicoloured ground; two discs are located at the centre front and two are over the breasts. The bodice back is made from deep pink and white striped textile, pieced with solid colour cotton textiles, and is trimmed with small, simple discs made of blue felt. The front neck opening is trimmed with silver braid; there is a button and loop made of twisted fibre at the centre back neckline. The skirt front is densely gathered onto the bodice and is constructed from bright pink silk textile which is embroidered over-all with brightly coloured motifs, arranged in horizontal rows. The back of the skirt is pieced from panels of black, pink and white printed cotton textile and an embroidered pink silk textile that is almost identical to that used on the skirt front. The sleeves are also made from pink embroidered textile (but the right sleeve is pieced with a panel of plain pink), and the cuffs are made from wide bands of silver ribbon. Each cuff is trimmed with a felt disc which is embellished with silver thread embroidery.

Culture
Pashtun: Kharirty
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, wool fibre and metal
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Garment811/7

Woman’s burqa, a long, flowing, overall body covering. The garment envelops the entire body, head to feet, and consists of a pillbox headpiece, a mesh facepiece and a full sack-like covering, embellished with embroidery and fine pleating. Extends to the hips in front and to the feet in the back. The mesh facepiece is worked in counted-thread openwork embroidery. An embroidered panel that extends to the hip area in the front is finely stitched with floral and geometric motifs. The back is finely pleated and is a darker green than the front. Two shades of dark green, with dark green embroidery.

Culture
Pashtun: Kuchi
Material
dye, rayon fibre ?, silk fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt964/3

Loose fitting shirt or tunic made from densely embroidered white-on-white textile and embellished with panels of multi-coloured silk embroidery at the shoulder yoke (front and back) and wrists. The textile used to construct the shirt has been embroidered overall with matching light weight yarns in a variegated vertical stripe pattern, using a counted thread technique, before the garment was cut and sewn. The panels of embroidery on the shoulders and wrists are worked in multi-coloured silk thread, using a satin stitch, to form geometric patterns that are predominantly red, outlined with black or green. The simple round neck and front slit opening are trimmed with black cotton textile, piped with red and embellished with decorative machine stitching. There is a small ball button and loop at the neck. The sleeves are wide and straight. The garment hangs loosely from the shoulders and is A-line in shape. The hem is piped with red cotton textile; there are two side slits at the hemline.

Culture
Hazara ?
Material
cotton fibre, dye, silk fibre and wool fibre ?
Made in
Northwest Frontier, Pakistan ?
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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