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Type of
object: Embroidery
Accession
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
Photograph:
Type of
object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.823 Inventory
number: IK 31
Object: Tablecloth
Material/technique: Cotton,
silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
108 cm W. 107 cm Weight 130 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.824 Inventory
number: IK 32
Object: Tablecloth
Material/technique: Cotton,
silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
113 cm W. 102 cm Weight 270 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.825 Inventory
number: IK 33
(a,b,c,d)
Object: Napkins
Material/technique: Artificial
silk, silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief
description: Four
green western-style napkins, one corner with white-silk satin stitch
star motifs; hemstitched edges. For tourist trade.
Measurements: L.
39 cm W. 38 cm Weight 165 g
Condition: As
new
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.826 Inventory
number: IK 34
(a, b)
Object: Place
mats
Material/technique: Artificial
silk, silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.827 Inventory
number: IK 35
(a, b)
Object: Place
mats
Material/technique: Artificial
silk, silk / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Toy
Accession
number: 2005.828 Inventory
number: IK 36
(a, b)
Object: Doll
Material/technique: Cloth,
wool / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten / Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Utensil
Accession
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Vessel
Accession
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Vessel
Accession
number: 2005.831 Inventory
number: IK 39
Object: Cup
Material/technique: Metal
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Vessel
Accession
number: 2005.832 Inventory
number: IK 40
Object: Cup
Material/technique: Metal
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.833 Inventory
number: IK 41
Object: Carpet
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.834 Inventory
number: IK 42
Object: Carpet
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
190 cm W. 150 cm
Condition: Badly
faded, fringes repaired
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.835 Inventory
number: IK 43
Object: Carpet
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
170 cm W. 115 cm
Condition: Badly
faded, fringe worn
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.836 Inventory
number: IK 44
Object: Carpet
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
158 cm W. 100 cm
Condition: Badly
faded, fringe worn
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.837 Inventory
number: IK 45
Object: Carpet
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
150 cm W. 79 cm
Condition: Badly
faded, fringes missing
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.838 Inventory
number: IK 46
Object: Carpet
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
94 cm W. 78 cm
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.839 Inventory
number: IK 47
Object: Double-bag
(khorjeen)
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.840 Inventory
number: IK 48
Object: Bag
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
74 cm W. 50 cm
Condition: Worn,
faded
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.841 Inventory
number: IK 49
Object: Bag
Material/technique: Wool,
glass beads / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
50 cm W. 44 cm
Condition: Faded,
tassels missing
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.842 Inventory
number: IK 50
Object: Salt
bag (namak donneh)
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
43 cm W. 37 cm Weight 450 g
Condition: Worn,
faded
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Tent
furnishing
Accession
number: 2005.843 Inventory
number: IK 51
Object: Double
bag (khorjeen)
Material/technique: Wool,
glass beads / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
110 cm W. 47 cm
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.844 Inventory
number: IK 52
Object: Eating
cloth
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
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.
Measurements: L.
212 cm W. 76 cm Weight 990 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph: (only
half of the symmetric piece)
Type of
object: Floor
covering
Accession
number: 2005.845 Inventory
number: IK 53
Object: Kelim
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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.
Measurements: L.
308 cm W. 130 cm
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph: (partial
view)
Type of
object: Furniture
Accession
number: 2005.846 Inventory
number: IK 54
Object: Chest
Material/technique: Wood
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Type of
object: Utensil
Accession
number: 2005.847 Inventory
number: IK 55
Object: Mortar
Material/technique: Wood
/ hand-crafted
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
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kabul, 1970s.
Donated by: Mrs.
Irmgard Kapitel, Kempten, Germany
Photograph:
Copyright
© - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica -
Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005
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