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Shawl2878/15

White, rectangular shawl with a embroidery and fringe at each end, also in white thread. The design is broken up into three sections which are separated by a looser stitch. The first two sections have the same design of flowers and diamonds and the third design, that which is closest to the centre of the shawl, is flowers and triangles. Worn with 2878/14.

Culture
Chitrali
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Woman's Hat2878/14

Round, red, brimless cap embroidered with multicoloured geometric designs over the entire surface. The embroidery depicts several repeating flower designs known as “gumboori”. Around the top and bottom edges of the cap is a Central Asian double-scroll thunder pattern which is symbolic of fertility/fecundity. The inside of the cap is a grey-black. Around the bottom edge of the cap underneath the thunder pattern is band of light brown stitching. Worn with 2878/15.

Culture
Chitrali
Material
fibre
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2878/6

Woman's necklace composed of 10 strands of red, round glass beads with a small repeating pattern of green and white round glass beads. All strands are knotted together at each end, and the ends are in turn knotted together to close the necklace.

Culture
Kalash
Material
glass and fibre
Made in
Balanguru, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat2878/13

A man’s brown winter coat, or robe, open at the front with long sleeves. The brown wool (“pusp”) is natural, undyed sheep’s wool. Around the collar and the shoulder sections there is an embroidered design in the same brown wool yarn. On the front of the coat, there are two decorative tassels on either side of the opening, near where the wearer’s upper chest would be. The tassel is sewn on to the coat at the centre point of an embroidered round design, also in the same brown wool yarn. The tassel is mainly brown but there are coloured threads wrapped around the brown thread with silver being the most predominant thread colour. At the end of the tassel, the strands are broken into four sections and there is a woven design at the end of each of the sections.

Culture
Chitrali
Material
sheep wool fibre and fibre
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Needle2878/2 b

Silver coloured darning needle.

Culture
Kalash
Material
steel metal
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Sash2878/12

Long narrow woven sash-like garland. There are a number of traditional weaving designs including “shinguk chot” or goat horn design, “munguzyeek chot” or fly design, “birra kumba chot” or male goat’s crossed horns and “watch chot” or the hourglass drum. The main colour used in the weaving is a yellow-green. The fringe is separated out into 14 sections with 12 of those section made up of the gathering of several threads which are then wrapped with gold and silver thread. The two innermost sections are wrapped with green and red thread.

Culture
Kalash
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck Sash2878/11

Long, narrow, woven sash or garland. The length of the garland is white, with multi-coloured and white fringe at each end, which is grouped in sections and wrapped with multi-coloured thread.

Culture
Kalash
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament2878/10

Hammered, silver, circular ornament made up of four concentric circles, each of which supports a repeating pattern of a triangular motif. Each triangle is made up of six dots or circles, widest at the base, with the single topmost dot attaching to the next concentric circle. The number of triangles in each circle increases with the increased size of each concentric circle.

Culture
Kalash
Material
silver metal and tin alloy metal
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2878/8

Women's circular-shaped brass neck ring, open at the top. There is spiraling groove carved around the central two-thirds of the neck ring. Both ends taper at the opening and are smooth with no carving present. One tapered end curves to make a “U” shape, while the other end has a much broader bend.

Culture
Kalash
Material
brass metal
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace2878/7

Woman's short, choker-style necklace composed of six strands of oval red and round white glass beads in an alternating pattern, organized in four sections separated by three carved, flat, elliptical cow bone pieces. Each bone piece is incised with a dark brown pattern of four groups of concentric circles arranged in a line down the centre surrounded by dots. The strands are tied together at each end and there is a metal hook closure attached to the stands with fibre.

Culture
Kalash
Material
glass, cow bone, fibre and metal
Made in
Broun, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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