Type of object - Phototheca Afghanica...Type of object: Tent furnishing Accession number: 2005.843 Inventory number: IK 51 Object: Double bag (khorjeen) Material/technique: Wool, glass

Type of object: EmbroideryAccession number: 2005.822 Inventory number: IK 30

Object: Pillowcase

Material/technique: Cotton, silk / hand-embroidered

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Pale olive green western-style pillow case embroidered in wide band of orange, green, purple and white satin and ladder stitch around two long edges, narrow band of embroidery at both ends.

Measurements: L. 54 cm W. 42 cm Weight 50 g

Condition: Badly faded

Provenance: Bought in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.

Donated by: Mrs. Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany

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Copyright © - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica - Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005


Object: Tablecloth



Brief description: Square yellow western-style tablecloth with branched star motifs in center of three large squares across and up and down, embroidered in white-silk satin stitch; edges hemmed. For tourist trade.


Condition: Good



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Object: Tablecloth



Brief description: Square red western-style tablecloth with star motifs in white-silk satin stitch in center of six squares across and up and down; edge hem-stitched. For tourist trade.


Condition: Good



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Type of object: EmbroideryAccession number: 2005.825 Inventory number: IK 33 (a,b,c,d)

Object: Napkins

Material/technique: Artificial silk, silk / hand-embroidered


Brief description: Four green western-style napkins, one corner with white-silk satin stitch star motifs; hemstitched edges. For tourist trade.


Condition: As new



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Type of object: EmbroideryAccession number: 2005.826 Inventory number: IK 34 (a, b)

Object: Place mats

Material/technique: Artificial silk, silk / hand-embroidered


Brief description: Two red western-style place mats with embroidered white-silk squares in each corner joined by row of embroidery; edges fringed. For tourist trade.

Measurements: L. 37 cm (excl. fringe) W. 30 cm Weight 40 g

Condition: Good



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Type of object: EmbroideryAccession number: 2005.827 Inventory number: IK 35 (a, b)

Object: Place mats

Material/technique: Artificial silk, silk / hand-crafted


Brief description: Two orange western-style place mats, in center rectangle with stepped triangles and various geometric motifs embroidered in white-silk; fringe along edges. For tourist trade.

Measurements: L. 39 cm (excl. fringe) W. 30 cm Weight 55 g

Condition: Good



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Type of object: ToyAccession number: 2005.828 Inventory number: IK 36 (a, b)

Object: Doll

Material/technique: Cloth, wool / hand-crafted


Brief description: Doll of a woman wearing blue chador, red print dress, white pantaloons and white chiffon head scarf; black hair in two thick braids, face stitched in black and red; no hands.

Measurements: L. 36 cm Weight 190 g

Condition: Good


Donated by: Mrs. Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten / Germany

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Type of object: UtensilAccession number: 2005.829 Inventory number: IK 37

Object: Scoop

Material/technique: Wood / hand-crafted

Origin/Period: Afghanistan, Nuristan / 20th C.

Brief description: Carved rectangular wooden scoop with handle, decorated on both sides with various incised motifs.

Measurements: L. 33 cm W. 9 cm H. 7 cm Weight 235 g

Condition: As new



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Type of object: VesselAccession number: 2005.830 Inventory number: IK 38

Object: Glass

Material/technique: Glass / hand-crafted

Origin/Period: Afghanistan, Herat / 20th C.

Brief description: Hand-blown slightly oval blue bubble glass.

Measurements: Dia. 8 cm H. 10 cm Weight 113 g

Condition: Good



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Object: Cup

Material/technique: Metal / hand-crafted


Brief description: Brass and tin cup with very crude incised decoration of stars and Arabic script.

Measurements: Dia. 8.5 cm H. 10 cm Weight 245 g

Condition: Badly worn



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Object: Cup

Material/technique: Metal / hand-crafted


Brief description: Tall brass and tin cup with very crude incised floral decoration.

Measurements: Dia. 9 cm H. 12.5 cm Weight 300 g

Condition: Badly worn



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Type of object: Floor coveringAccession number: 2005.833 Inventory number: IK 41

Object: Carpet

Material/technique: Wool / hand-crafted


Brief description: Saruq carpet in tones of soft brown, dark orange (originally red) and indigo, three rows of six guls; narrow strip of kelim at one end.

Measurements: L. 250 cm W. 178 cm

Condition: Fringe worn



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Object: Carpet



Brief description: Saruq Turkoman carpet in shades of brown, dark orange, indigo and white, two horizontal guls, five vertical; large six-sided guls with ram horn and spiky motifs, wide borders of various motifs.


Condition: Badly faded, fringes repaired



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Object: Carpet



Brief description: Kizilayak carpet in varying tones of pale brown (originally red), field divided into two horizontal squares, three vertical, each containing a 6-sided gul with tree, comb and ram horn motifs, end row only a half square; border of bands of various geometric designs; strip of undyed kelim at each end.


Condition: Badly faded, fringe worn



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Object: Carpet



Brief description: Kizilayak carpet of Sulayman design in tones of red, soft brown and white with two rows of six 6-sided guls divided into eight segments with small floral motifs, unevenly dyed field, wide border of various floral motifs; strip of undyed kelim at one end.


Condition: Badly faded, fringe worn



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Object: Carpet



Brief description: Loose weave Baluch carpet, with two rows of six guls close together; 6-sided Taghan gul with four trefoil motifs; narrow border of zigzags, points of yellow, indigo, white; at either end a strip of brown kelim with brown and white trim.


Condition: Badly faded, fringes missing



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Object: Carpet



Brief description: Small Turkoman carpet with indigo, white, brown and red guls on raspberry field, border of ram horn motifs; narrow kelim and brown fringe at either end.


Condition: Worn



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Type of object: Tent furnishingAccession number: 2005.839 Inventory number: IK 47

Object: Double-bag (khorjeen)



Brief description: Ersari Turkoman double-bag with pile front face of simplified red, brown, yellow and white guls and geometric border motifs, reverse plain undyed kelim, center strip of embroidered kelim; along opening of both bags and along back a row of loops to hook together for closing.

Measurements: L. 2 x 57 cm W. 2 x 40 cm

Condition: Worn, faded



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Object: Bag



Brief description: Rectangular Baluch bag, pile face with crude brown and indigo motifs on dark orange field, border of various small motifs; reverse plain red kelim. Along top of kelim opening a row of large braided loops that fit through slits in the kelim top of the pile face, to hook together for closing.





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Object: Bag

Material/technique: Wool, glass beads / hand-crafted


Brief description: Bag with open top, face embroidered kelim, vertical stripes with columns of superimposed brown, orange and indigo diamond-shapes on beige background, band of geometric motifs along top and bottom; plain brown back; three sides with tassels in black, brown, burgundy, with white glass bead.


Condition: Faded, tassels missing



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Type of object: Tent furnishing

Accession number: 2005.842 Inventory number: IK 50

Object: Salt bag (namak donneh)



Brief description: Salt bag with square body and narrow neck in shades of blue, beige and dark orange, face and reverse embroidered soumak kelim with three hooked guls and rows of running animals; roughly sewn together in orange, purple, red and green wool braiding.





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Object: Double bag (khorjeen)

Material/technique: Wool, glass beads / hand-crafted


Brief description: Large Baluch double bag, face embroidered kelim in alternating rows of fine white joined diamond-shapes on indigo field and narrow bands of various motifs in orange, white and burgundy on brown and indigo fields, reverse plain undyed kelim; lower edges with long brown, burgundy, indigo and orange twisted wool fringe; along opening at each side a band of tiny multi-colored tufts.


Condition: Good



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Object: Eating cloth


Origin/Period: Afghanistan, Badakhshan / 20th C.

Brief description: Woven eating cloth, three long narrow strips of orange, black, burgundy and white wool stripes sewn together; one end bound, other end with long braided fringe.


Condition: Worn



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Object: Kelim



Brief description: Long kelim in yellow, black, white, indigo and burgundy, alternating rows of narrow bands of plain and embroidered decorated kelim; long multi-colored tassels at each end.


Condition: Good



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Type of object: FurnitureAccession number: 2005.846 Inventory number: IK 54

Object: Chest



Brief description: Wooden chest, four corner posts with conical finials and carved feet, front and side panels carved with overall fan and floral motifs, top lid in two sections joined by metal rings, chain lock.

Measurements: L. 55 cm W. 35 cm H. 50 cm

Condition: Worn, partly damaged



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Type of object: UtensilAccession number: 2005.847 Inventory number: IK 55

Object: Mortar


Origin/Period: Afghanistan, Nuristan / 20th C.

Brief description: Small wooden mortar with one carved handle, around exterior roughly incised design of adjoining vertical bands with pointed top and bottom (see design on silver wine cup), raised carved belt of slanted lines.

Measurements: Dia. 13 cm H. 14 cm

Condition: Worn



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Type of object - Phototheca Afghanica...Type of object: Tent furnishing Accession number: 2005.843 Inventory number: IK 51 Object: Double bag (khorjeen) Material/technique: Wool, glass