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Hat3332/39

Small skull cap fully embroidered in small squares forming a zigzag type design around the band, bordered with thin bands of colour. The dome has a small flower or star design on top. Lined with solid beige fabric.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3332/37

Cap with a wide headband and a domed top. Headband is covered with needlepoint. Metal cap with loop at top. Heavily decorated in metal ornaments and chains in rows around the cap, with row of Pakistan coins around the rim.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
metal, glass, fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3332/36

Dome-shaped fully beaded cap. Exterior beading mainly in white, with blue and red geometric designs between solids rows of colour, with light green lining on the interior.

Culture
Sindhi
Material
glass, plastic ?, fibre and dye
Made in
Sindh, Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress3332/29

Long-sleeved dress with v-neck. Majority of dress is a green silk, with two blue rectangular patches on front. Hem, cuffs and front heavily embroidered in mainly orange, pink and red with many other colours. Large pentagon-shaped pocket on front with one opening on the right. Small mirror decorations on chest, hem and centre of front. Bright green silk patches on back of shoulders. Large pink section on lower back.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
glass, metal, silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Pakistan ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3332/28

Headdress composed of a wide band and a long train. The band is decorated with two rows of cowrie shells, which are divided by rows of small red beads. Bottom edge bordered with colourful embroidery. A long train extends down from the band. At top, within beaded ovals are cowrie shells in four-sided designs. Rows of buttons, small brass bells, and circular metal discs, and vertical strings of beads alternating yellow and red or white and red. The train ends with long, dark brown woolen fringe.

Culture
Kalash ?
Material
cotton fibre, shell, plastic, metal, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Northwest Frontier, 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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Cover3332/23

Machine-made bicycle seat cover. Purple textile lined with red fabric. Purple and red fringe with some white beads around edge. Centre embroidered in red-brown with sections divided by silver metallic thread. Two small mirrors part of centre design.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
metal, plastic ?, glass, fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest3332/20

Small child's vest. Heavily embroidered and beaded on both sides. Looped beading along the bottom edge, with design repeated across the chest. Two horizontal open pockets, one on each side. Opaque white buttons all over (flat and rounded shank buttons and sew through buttons) , with one small button and loop closure near top of opening. Small circular metal decoration on right edge of vest's opening. Dark blue fabric lining.

Culture
Kalash ?
Material
metal, plastic ?, glass ?, fibre and dye
Made in
Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dress Fragment3332/18 a-b

Two dark purple triangular pieces from a dress (parts a-b). Heavily embroidered in cotton thread and metal thread on the front. Following the triangle-shape, a single row of small oblong mirrors are bordered with red, blue, burgundy or green embroidery. Small triangles of light blue and white beads separate the embroidered designs and the long edge is lined with a row of sections of light blue and then white beading. Each fragment backed with red and thin black striped fabric.

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