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Napkin3332/22

Cover to protect prayer stone. Small rectangular textile of an off-white cotton textile with multicoloured geometric embroidery - diamonds, triangles and arrows.

Culture
Hazara
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3332/27

Small pocket-shaped, square-like textile with three rounded corners. Edged with a plaited deep purple and white loop stitch in silk. Front embroidered with three designs in silver, which are surrounded by multicoloured needlepoint(?). Yellow-gold coloured embroidery all over. Backed with red fabric.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Book Cover3332/10

Case composed of a square piece of fabric, with three corners folded in on itself, and then sewn together creating an envelope-shaped case. Large round beaded button at centre with seven small mirrors inset within embroidered circles. Heavily embroidered all over in concentric squares with designs in between with eight circular mirrors. Mirror at centre within brown square with metal thread decoration.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
glass, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorative Textile3332/7

V-shaped, multicoloured, embroidered, decorative band with a long dark green twisted fringe along the bottom edge. Heavily embroidered geometric designs all over front large diamonds across the centre, with small triangles through the bands along the top and bottom. backed with a red and off-white striped cotton fabric.

Culture
Central Asian ?
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Fragment3332/4

Fragment of a skirt composed of the front and back of the hem. The two pieces are still attached along one side seam. Both section backed by three layers of fabric, with the outermost being a different pattern for each side - red with various sized circles, and a red and white gingham with dot pattern . Bottom edge is heavily beaded with rows of repeating white and blue or light blue and red with geometric patterns in white, orange, green, red and dark blue with a light blue beaded background. Above, a row of silver metallic thread applique.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
metal, glass ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Quilted Textile3332/43

Square quilted textile. Central design is an X-shape created with five diamonds. This is bordered by small squares, every other square is white with a diamond. This is bordered by opposing strips of floral fabric, and opposing strips of burgundy across the shorter edges. Finished with black edging, and a small black loop in one corner. Reverse is unfinished - not backed.

Culture
Kalash ?
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3332/35

Skull cap with S-shaped or dollar sign designs in needlepoint, all around the outer fabric. Each dollar sign outlined in gold-coloured metallic thread. Composed from a wide headband and topped with a low circular dome piece. Interior lined with a pinkish-brown with beige patterned fabric.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
metal, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress Panel3332/30

Small rectangular piece of cloth, thought to be part of a dress. The base fabric is red, with smaller sections of orange fabric, light green fabric and burgundy fabric layered over top. Over the green fabric are two green and red embroidered rectangles, with three rows of looped embroidery(?), then red with copper metal over top, and a calico pattern at centre. On the orange fabric below are two embroidered squares, mainly in a red design.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
silk fibre, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3332/24

Small square textile. Front is purple silk(?), which is embroidered with light reddish-brown, green and grey as well as plaited gold metal fibres in three squares. Centre square has flower(?) design with small grey sequins each with a single light blue bead. Heavily beaded in light blue around edges, with four multicoloured roundels, one in each corner. Backed with a medium reddish-brown cotton.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
metal, silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar3332/19

Star-shaped textile with slit for head at centre, folded in half to create a collar. Heavily embroidered in black, red, orange, off-white designs. Edged with a band of dark brown-black cotton, and then three thin finely-plaited, with long black and red silk(?) fringe around the edge of the entire textile.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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