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Type of
object: Furniture
Accession
number: 2005.1045 Inventory number: BI 01
Object: Cradle
Material/technique: Wood,
string / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Wooden
cradle with arched bent wood frames at head and foot joined in middle
by four wooden sticks strung across with wool and string to form bed
and joined at top by square bar with indented area for lifting.
Surfaces are incised with repetitive geometric patterns. Two small
triangular finials at top.
Measurement: L. 67
cm W. 32 cm H. 53cm
Condition: Worn,
warped
Donated by: Mrs.
Eleanora Häsler, Allschwil / Boutique
International, Basel, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type
of object: Animal trapping
Accession
number: 2005.1046 Inventory number: BI 02
Object: Camel
decoration
Material/technique: Wool,
shell, glass, metal / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Small
rectangular kelim bag, thick brown wool loops and tie cord at
top, front covered with pink cotton sewn with round mirrors, buttons,
tiny shells and tufts; from sides and lower edge of bag hang five
large thick ornate round tassels decorated with two rows of shells
and with fringes of twisted brown wool and smaller tassels, in
between are further smaller tassels with four tassels on each. Brass
bell at bottom.
Measurement: L. 22
cm (bag), 56 cm (bag with tassels)
Condition: Worn
Donated by: Mrs.
Eleanora Häsler, Allschwil / Boutique
International, Basel, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Jewelry
Accession
number: 2005.1047 Inventory number: BI 03
Object: Pendant
Material/technique: Silver,
stone / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Square
gilded silver open-work Tekke Turkoman pendant with three small loops
for attachment, five flat oval carnelians at corners and in center;
from two lower sides hang pendants ending in hollow tear-shaped
finely wrought appliqués.
Measurement: L. 20
cm (incl. pendants) W. 11 cm Weight 120 g
Condition: Tarnished
Donated by: Mrs.
Elisabelle Krehl / Boutique International, Basel
Photograph:
Type
of object: Jewelry
Accession
number: 2005.1048 Inventory number: BI 04
Object: Necklace
Material/technique: Silver,
stone / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Necklace
of 13 rough unpolished oval carnelians in gradated sizes with small
conical silver bead between each.
Measurement: L. 40
cm Weight 122 g
Condition: Good
Donated by: Mrs.
Elisabelle Krehl / Boutique International, Basel
Photograph:
Type
of object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.1049 Inventory number: BI 05
Object: Purse
Material/technique: Cotton,
metallic thread, glass / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Stiff
rectangular purse, one deep and shallow pocket; overall embroidery of
rows of horn and linear motifs in gold metallic thread with red
holding stitches; pockets overall diamond shapes with red, blue and
green holding stitches. Flap and opening of pockets bordered with
multicolored glass beads, diamond-shaped flap of purse lined with
small mirrors with multicolored edging.
Measurement: L. 33
cm (incl. flap) W. 13 cm Weight 140 g
Condition: Very
worn, tarnished
Donated by: Mrs.
Käthy Freuler-Koller, Riehen / Boutique
International, Basel
Photograph:
Type
of object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.1050 Inventory number: BI 06
Object: Purse
Material/technique: Cotton,
metallic thread, glass / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief
description: Rectangular purse, one long piece folded over
and sewn together to form pockets, overall embroidery in metallic
thread with red holding stitches, rows of geometric patterns and row
of mirrors around edges; edged with loose fringe of tiny blue beads.
Lined in red cotton print.
Measurement: L. 23
cm (incl. flap) W. 12 cm Weight 92 g
Condition: Worn,
tarnished
Donated by: Mrs.
Käthy Freuler-Koller, Riehen / Boutique
International, Basel
Photograph:
Type
of object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.1051 Inventory number: BI 07
Object: Runner
Material/technique: Cotton,
silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Long
black runner with orange stripes, at each end wide band of slanting
parallel zigzags embroidered in fuchsia, purple, white, orange, beige
and peach; surface scattered with geometric floral and leaf motifs.
Both sides bordered in pink cotton. Unlined. From Kohistan.
Measurement: L. 240
cm W. 108 cm Weight 520 g
Condition: Good
Donated by: Mrs.
Käthy Freuler-Koller, Riehen / Boutique
International, Basel
Photograph:
Copyright
© - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica -
Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005
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