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Description
/ Inventory
of
Donations Presented to the
Afghanistan-Museum
in Exile
by
Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight
Accession
numbers: 2005.1069 – 1075
Inventory numbers:
RP 01 – 07
Type of object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.1069 Inventory number: RP 01
Object: Tent bag
(torbah)
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-woven
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief
description: Rectangular tent bag, one long piece folded over
and sewn up both sides with braided wool. Front, flat weave with
horizontal bands of pile of varying widths on pale madder background.
Traditional Tekke dowry piece.
Measurement: L. 69
cm W. 36 cm Weight 490 g
Condition: Worn,
soiled
Reference: Parsons,
R.D. (1983): The Carpets of Afghanistan
Donated by: Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight, UK, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.1070 Inventory number: RP 02
Object: Tent bag
(kola-i-chergh)
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-woven
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Bag
to hold ends of tent poles. One wide piece of flat weave embroidered
in green, brown, black, yellow and white silk, folded over and sewn
down the side, wool loops and long tasseled tie cords (100 cm) at top
corner; round flat bottom; long multicolored tassels hang from hem of
bottom and center bottom. Field of diagonal rows of Bastani guls
with stylized ram horns. Traditional Ersari dowry piece.
Measurement: L. 60
cm W. 35 cm Weight 610 g
Condition: Good
Reference: Parsons,
R.D. (1983): The Carpets of Afghanistan
Donated by: Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight, UK, 2002
Photograph:
Type of
object: Painting
Accession
number: 2005.1071 Inventory number: RP 03
Object: Watercolor
Material/technique: Watercolor
on paper / hand-painted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Scene
from the Shah Namah depicting raging battler of armed warriors
on horseback against attacking lions. Border of purple and pink
flowers on all four sides (not shown). Painted by Samangani in the
style of Timurid miniatures.
Measurement: 65.5 x
50.5 cm (excl. border)
Condition: Good
Donated by: Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight, UK, 2002
Photograph:
Type of
object: Painting
Accession
number: 2005.1072 Inventory number: RP 04
Object: Watercolor
Material/technique: Watercolor
on paper / hand-painted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Scene
from the Shah Namah depicting two warriors on horseback face
to face in battle. One warrior with bow and arrow, one with arrows
projecting from both eyes. Armed followers on horseback grouped at
either side. Border of pale purple and orange flowers on all four
sides. Painted by Samangani in the style of Timurid miniatures.
Measurement: 59.5 x
44.5 cm (excl. border)
Condition: Good
Donated by: Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight, UK, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.1073 Inventory number: RP 05
Object: Tent
curtain (purdah)
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-woven
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Pile
tent curtain, cord at top corners, fringe at the bottom, ornate kelim
at bottom with almond motif. In center field wide horizontal and
vertical band in form of cross, each panel showing candlestick and
tree motifs, wide borders. Keldar weave.
Measurement: L. 216
cm W. 163 cm
Condition: Good
Reference: Parsons,
R.D. (1983): The Carpets of Afghanistan
Donated by: Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight, UK, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.1074 Inventory number: RP 06
Object: Rug
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-woven
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Small
prayer rug with undyed brown and white wool and natural dyes of
madder, yellow (sparak) and green (sparak and indigo).
Stylized mosque in upper half, large and small floral motifs in
field. Qarqeen weave.
Measurement: L. 104
cm W. 72 cm
Condition: Worn
Reference: Parsons,
R.D. (1983): The Carpets of Afghanistan
Donated by: Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight, UK, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.1075 Inventory number: RP 07
Object: Rug
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-woven
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th C.
Brief description: Small
prayer rug, two narrow bands forming cross in center of field, panels
repetitive rows of triangular motifs in varying shades of red on
beige field. Long fringe. Kizilayak weave.
Measurement: L. 96
cm W. 67 cm
Condition: Worn
Reference: Parsons,
R.D. (1983): The Carpets of Afghanistan
Donated by: Mr.
Richard Parsons, Isle of Wight, UK, 2002
Photograph:
Copyright
© - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica -
Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005
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