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Tent Band1375/3

A long wide woven fabric band. Main design is consisting of red, black, and brown triangles and diagonal lines on a green-brown background. Each end has two sets of fringes. Black, red, and green-brown tassels are at the ends.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saddle Blanket1376/13

Multi-coloured saddle cover constructed of wool cut pile textile and decorated with a large octagonal tribal symbol, surrounded by multiple rows of border designs. Roughly square in shape, but with two adjacent corners cut off at 45-degree angles to accommodate the shape of the back of the saddle. There is a 16 cm slit at the opposite end, close to the edge. Side edges are selvage; front and back edges are turned once and secured with a coarse running stitch.

Culture
Turkmen
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Turkmenistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat701/4

Man’s wool coat with blue designs. The coat is made from narrow widths of dense, coarse wool textile that has been fulled and embroidered. The coat has long sleeves, side slits and centre front opening with three buttons. The edges of the opening, sleeves and hem have a triangular motif. On the front of the coat the embroidered designs consist of vertical rows of small circles On the back the designs include tree of life, diamond and ram’s horn motifs. The embroidery thread is indigo-dyed (?) wool fibre.

Culture
Nuristani ?
Material
wool fibre, plastic and indigo dye ?
Made in
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress1201/1

Woman’s dress with multicoloured bodice, wrist-length wide sleeves, and very full, closely gathered skirt. The bodice front is embellished with a densely embroidered panel of floral forms and tree of life motifs in orange, white and green in chain stitch on maroon ground; appliquéd over the embroidery are four large, thick discs embellished with silver thread embroidery and mirrors on black ground, two located at the centre front and two over the breasts; the bodice back is made from deep pink and black striped textile. The neck opening is trimmed with silver thread embroidery; there is a button and loop made of twisted fibre at the centre back neckline. The sleeves consist of panels of red and orange cotton textile; wide cuffs are embellished with chain stitch embroidery on black cotton textile. The front of the skirt is made of plain black cotton textile; the back of the skirt is pieced from panels of machine-printed deep pink cotton textile and deep pink plain cotton broadcloth. Where the bodice and skirt join at the high waist, there is a large, red, triangular amulet attached at centre front, embellished with silver thread embroidery and silk or rayon tassels trimmed with cowrie shells and beads. A pocket is located on the left side of the skirt. Lengths of twisted brown cord hang from the sides of the bodice. The bodice is lined with coarsely woven cotton. There is a horizontal tuck in the skirt at hip level, and a there is a large plastic button on each shoulder.

Culture
Pashtun: Kuchi
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, metal, cowrie shell, glass, plastic and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic701/3

Man’s tailored white tunic with cuffed sleeves, centre opening, side slits and a mandarin collar. The tunic is made of an off-white rayon (acetate?) textile with a twill weave and a slightly shiny surface. There are five small plastic buttons evenly spaced along the inside of the collar with hand made button holes. The tunic opens in the centre front, held together by a metal clasp and seven white plastic buttons hidden by a placket. It is lightly fitted through the bodice but flares from the waist to hem. The right side of the centre front opening is widened by means of an extension, from the neckline to just below the waist. A tab and button inside at the waist secures the extension to the side seam. There are single-welt pockets on either side of the chest and in-seam pockets below the waist. There are small shoulder pads and the tunic is partially lined from the shoulders to hip.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
rayon fibre, plastic, metal and dye ?
Made in
Afghanistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Socks701/2 a-b

A pair (parts a-b) of man’s long tubular heel-less wool socks decorated with multi-coloured designs. The interlooped fabric is very strong, and dense, and it has almost no stretch. The toes of the socks are embellished with brown chevron designs on an off-white ground. From the ankle to the knee, there are bands of stylized floral, and abstract shapes worked in green, purple, red, orange, and pink, some on a brown background while some on an off-white background. The tops are finished with a band of looped yarn and tassels made from twisted yarn. The two socks are identical in size, colour, and design.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wool fibre, goat hair fibre ? and dye
Made in
Khandud, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Saddlebag1358/1

A saddlebag constructed from a long continuous length of off-white striped wool canvas, which is folded and seamed onto itself at each end to form a pair of bags of equal size (panniers). The fronts of both bags, as well as the “bridge” that separates the two bags, are decorated with large rectangular panels of very finely knotted pile weaving that is worked on the canvas. The piece is tightly woven and quite stiff. The design motifs on the pile woven sections is consisting of octagonal and other geometric forms with shades of red, and brown predominating. The outside edges of the saddle bag are bound with braided brown goat or camel hair and the opening of each bag is finished with dense loops of braided goat or camel hair. There are colourful tassels at the corners and on the back of one bag, a length of brown cotton twill tape is attached.

Culture
Baluchi ?
Material
wool fibre, camel hair fibre ?, goat hair fibre ?, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Turkmenistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Necklace1187/22

A metal oval-shaped necklace with a space in between both top ends that curve around. The solid metal ends are engraved with a group of triangles and then circles after which they begin to coil around leaving a hollow space inside. At the transition point in between solid and coiled metal there is a decoration on top of each side with a blue centre.

Culture
Afghan
Material
metal and faience ?
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ladle1187/4

A silvery metal ladle with a six-petaled flower on the inner side of the bowl with a hole in the centre and six other holes around it. The straight handle has a zig zag pattern on the inner side.

Culture
Afghan ?
Material
metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flask1187/24 a-b

A flask with a circular container (part a) and a stopper (part b). The design on the container consists of a large central circle with two small circles beside it and another small circle above it and a petal-shape below it. Each circle and the petal-shape are rimmed with tiny circles. The metal within each circle and the petal-shape is yellowish, and the tiny circles are silvery. Tiny silvery circles in a flower shape are in between each circle and the petal-shape. The design is rimmed with tiny silvery circles. The back of the container has two loops.

Culture
Afghan
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Afghanistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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