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Textile3366/1

Embroidered square textile composed of two layers of fabric, light grey-green and off-white. Hand-embroidered designs decorate the grey-green face. The overall design is concentric squares. Every second square is similar with a background colour and small repeating design in another colour. The outer square is light green with red, then yellow with light pink and light blue, red with yellow, and then a small blue square with two star-like designs at centre. Every other square filled with a simple design of crossed-lines or diamonds.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3332/45

Rectangular deep red textile with long fringe on the short edges. Fringe is repeating small sections of black, white, orange, and eggplant purple. The textile is embroidered with vine-like and sun-like designs using the same repeated spade design. The centre has a large sun design with four smaller sun designs around it, and a vine extending from each corner of the inner rectangle. The out rectangle has four smalls suns along both ends, and angled vine designs down the length.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3332/44

Small burgundy rectangular textile with embroidered flowers in white, orange, yellow and blue, and green vines and leaves. Designs divided by outer green rectangle, inner orange rectangle, and white circle at centre. Edged with blue-green fabric and fringe, which alternates between sections of dark purple, blue, yellow, green, orange and white, and is loosely plaited together. Backed with a beige with red stripe fabric.

Culture
Central Asian ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3332/26

Small square textile. Front is dark purple silk(?), which is heavily appliqued in orange red, dark purple, light green and dark blue. Two concentric squares and the cross at centre embroidered in silver metal thread. Edged with plaited copper metal thread and light blue beadwork. Backed with a reddish-brown cotton.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
metal, plastic, silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3332/25 a-b

Two small matching square textiles. Front is dark purple-blue silk(?), which is embroidered in orange and red with a square cross and flower design with sequins in the centre of some. There are three concentric squares with the outline of the cross embroidered in gold metal fibres. Edged with light blue beadwork. Backed with a reddish-brown cotton.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
metal, plastic, silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
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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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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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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Textile3332/41

Rectangular orange textile with three frayed edges and a single finished edge. A slightly smaller rectangular purple textile is layered overtop and is heavily embroidered in orange with some light green, dark purple and dark blue in the more central designs. The embroidery features a large rectangular design with two squares within, and then a multicoloured circle within each square.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
silk fibre ?, 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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