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Hair Tie2878/65 a-b

A pair of dark green cloth ties. Each tie is in three sections, each section made up of several strings, all of which are tied together at one end. At the opposite end from the knot, each of the three groups of strings are brought together and then wrapped in colourful thread with a different coloured pattern for each group. At the end of each section, below the colourful thread, are many smaller strings, each with a bead on the end. Two of the groups have blue beads, while one has white beads.

Culture
Pashtun: Kuchi
Material
cotton fibre and glass ?
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2878/21

Silver, cuff-style women's bracelet. There are seven triangular-shaped protrusions extending along the base of the bracelet, at the end of which there is a rounded tip. Between each protrusion is a rounded, linear shape with lines incised across the length. Just before the ends of the bracelet (at the opening) there is a carved pattern of two lines of circular shapes, followed by a smooth finish on the rounded ends.

Culture
Pashtun: Kuchi
Material
silver metal
Made in
Northwest Frontier, Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceB826

Necklace made of thick silver wire and thin twined silver wire that have been bent into a large coil. The coil is curved overall and tapers slightly where it joins to two thick silver arms with recurved ends that have rounded finials with incised lines. At each join there is a protruding flower-shaped decorative element with a blue glass centre and triangular shapes above and below it, each with low relief bosses overall. The decorative elements appear to be secured with resin. Above these decorative elements on the arms is an incised geometric design.

Culture
Kalash ?
Material
silver metal, glass and resin ?
Made in
Peshawar, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3612/7

Decorative embroidered mattress cover composed of a large cone-shaped red-brown fabric embroidered with large floral designs in circular patterns in red, grey-beige, orange, dark green, purple, and dark purple-blue. The rounded edge is unfinished. A v-shaped red fabric is attached to both straight edges and is embroidered with repeating square panels with geometric designs. The brown edging is decorated with zigzag decorative ribbon. The bottom edge is lined with long fringe in sections of dark brown, maroon, dark green, red, beige, dark purple-blue with white beads at the ends. The cone-shaped piece is backed by a piece of textile with a red and beige paisley pattern, the v-shaped section is backed with red fabric.

Culture
Afghan
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, dye and glass ?
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rug3612/1

Small handmade rug with military imagery: Kalashnikov rifles, helicopters, missile launchers, tanks, hand grenades, fighter jets; all woven in black, brown, green, red-brown and grey on an off-white background. At centre, inside the light grey-brown outline of Afghanistan, is woven 'AFGHAN MOJAHID ZINDA BAAD'. To the right, other text are inserted. The central design is bordered with a frame of green with red-brown. Long off-white fringe extends from short edges.

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