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Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.860 Inventory
number: Misc.
01
Object: Dress
Material/technique: Cotton,
silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Woman’s
cream-colored V-necked long-sleeved muslin dress, lined in white
rayon. Bloused at waist, with belt. Embroidered in gold-colored silk
in band around neck, cuffs and belt. Stylized tree of life around
bottom of skirt. Small geometric motifs scattered over bodice and
sleeves, rows of geometric motifs running vertically down skirt.
Measurements: L.
117 cm W. 44 cm Weight 330 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Kabul,
1975
Donated by: Mr.
and Mrs. Ghulam, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Weaponry
Accession
number: 2005.861 Inventory
number: Misc.
02
Object: Knife
and sheath
Material/technique: Metal,
bone, leather / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Long
knife, so-called Khyber knife, with bone handle; leather sheath with
embossed floral decoration on one side; wide metal band around mouth,
narrow band with ring around body and metal tip around end.
Measurements: L.
68 cm W. 6 cm Weight 820 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul, 1993-95.
Donated by: Mr.
and Mrs. Dr. Anton Neuenschwander-Caflisch, Liestal, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Weaponry
Accession
number: 2005.862 Inventory
number: Misc.
03
Object: Pistol
Material/technique: Metal,
wood / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 19th
C.
Brief description: Flint-lock
pistol with long handle, slightly flared mouth, metal top of barrel
with incised decoration.
Measurements: L.
60.5 cm Weight 1330 g
Condition: Very
worn
Provenance: Kabul,
1956
Donated by: Prof.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Büttiker, Magden, Switzerland
Photograph
Type of object: Footwear
Accession
number: 2005.863 Inventory
number: Misc.
04
Object: Shoes
Material/technique: Leather
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Pair
of men’s heavy dark-brown leather shoes with long pointed
turned-up toes lying back along front of shoe, long tab at back;
thick stitched sole, flat round heel; edge of opening of shoe with
four stitched lines, underside of toe with series of lines.
Measurements: L.
30 cm W. 12 cm Weight 1120 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in the bazaar of Kunduz in 1956.
Donated by: Prof.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Büttiker, Magden, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Footwear
Accession
number: 2005.864 Inventory
number: Misc.
05
Object: Shoes
Material/technique: Leather,
cloth, metallic thread / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Pair
of woman’s gondola-shaped shoes with pointed turned-up toes,
pointed tab at back, stiff flat soles, tips and innersoles of
burgundy leather. Upper surface, sides and back embroidered with
metallic thread, on front cursive embroidery on blue and burgundy
cloth background.
Measurements: L.
26 cm W. 9 cm Weight 330 g
Condition: Worn,
faded
Provenance: Eastern
Afghanistan, 1956
Donated by: Prof.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Büttiker, Magden, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Container
Accession
number: 2005.865 Inventory
number: Misc.
06
Object: Caddy
Material/technique: Copper,
tin / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Round
copper caddy, handle added separately, lid and sides decorated with
shallow incised floral and linear motifs. For use in hamam.
Measurements: Dia.
18 cm H. 8 cm Weight 960 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in Pul-i-Khumri in 1978.
Donated by: Mr.
Karl Schiessl, Lucerne, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Utensil
Accession
number: 2005.866 Inventory
number: Misc.
07
Object: Spoon
Material/technique: Metal
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Small
crudely cast yellow metal spoon with open-work designs along handle
and in bowl.
Measurements: L.
10.5 cm W. 1.5 cm Weight 8 g
Condition: Slight
damage
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1956.
Donated by: Prof.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Büttiker, Magden, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Jewelry
Accession
number: 2005.867 Inventory
number: Misc.
08
Object: Amulet
holder
Material/technique: Silver
alloy / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Two
decorated amulet holders joined by band of open-work, three fixed
rings at top, 11 rings at bottom holding alternating hollow decorated
tear-shaped and rounded pendants.
Measurements: L.
10 cm W. 10 cm Weight 135 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan
Donated by: Mrs.
Susi Kramer, Oberhof, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Prayer
beads
Accession
number: 2005.868 Inventory
number: Misc.
09
Object: Prayer
beads
Material/technique: Stone,
gold / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 12th
C.
Brief description: String
of round lapis beads, with two round hollow gold beads and one hollow
conical bead (mullahgak)
from 12th
C., Saljuq period.
Measurements: L.
24 cm (doubled) Weight 43 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Northern
Afghanistan
Donated by: Haji
Habibuddin Azizi, Dubai
Photograph:
Type of object: Animal
husbandry
Accession
number: 2005.869 Inventory
number: Misc.
10
Object: Whistle
Material/technique: Unbaked
clay / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Triangular
smooth hollow grey pillow-shaped unbaked clay whistle used by
shepherds, hole at top and four small holes on one side.
Measurements: L.
6 cm W. 6 cm Weight 65 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Surkh
Kotal, Afghanistan
Donated by: Mrs.
Hedi Berner, Signal de Bougy, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Animal
husbandry
Accession
number: 2005.870 Inventory
number: Misc.
11
Object: Whistle
Material/technique: Unbaked
clay / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Small
triangular smooth hollow grey pillow-shaped unbaked clay shepherd’s
whistle, hole at top, two small holes on one side.
Measurements: L.
5 cm W. 4 cm Weight 25 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Surkh
Kotal, Afghanistan
Donated by: Mrs.
Hedi Berner, Signal de Bougy, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Animal
husbandry
Accession
number: 2005.871 Inventory
number: Misc.
12
Object: Whistle
Material/technique: Baked
clay / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Triangular
hollow smooth pillow-shaped baked clay shepherd’s whistle, hole
at top and two small holes on one side.
Measurements: L.
5.5 cm W. 5 cm Weight 38 g
Condition: One
corner damaged
Provenance: Surkh
Kotal, Afghanistan
Donated by: Mrs.
Hedi Berner, Signal de Bougy, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.872 Inventory
number: Misc.13
Object: Bedcover
Material/technique: Cotton,
sequins / handmade
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Large
quilted patchwork bedcover, in red, blue, yellow, beige, white and
green squares and triangles; lined in pink cloth sprinkled with
faint silver metallic thread floral motifs and sequins, around edges
band of floral print.
Measurements: L.
190 cm W. 135 cm
Condition: Faded
Provenance: Afghanistan
Donated by: Mr.
and Mrs. Rolf Ruppli, Sempach-Station, Switzerland
Photograph: (only
half of cover)
Type of object: Musical
instrument
Accession
number: 2005.873 Inventory
number: Misc.
14
Object: Harmonium
Material/technique: Wood,
metal / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 19th
C.
Brief description: Elaborate
harmonium fitted into polished foldable wooden box with metal
handles. This instrument was originally made in India, and brought to
Afghanistan in the times of Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. According to the
Afghan dealer, up to the Saur Revolution in 1978 it was kept in the
Royal Palace and then sold with many other belongings of the royal
family at an auction on the Chaman-e
Hozuri.
Measurements: L.
66 cm W. 38 cm H. 39 cm
Condition: Top
of box stained
Provenance: Bought
in Karachi, Pakistan, from Afghan dealer, 1979.
Donated by: Mr.
and Mrs. Rolf Ruppli, Sempach-Station, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Musical
instrument
Accession
number: 2005.874 Inventory
number: Misc.
15
Object: Lute
(rebab)
Material/technique: Wood,
nacre, bone, metal, nylon / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Large
rebab, plain
body of mulberry wood, fingerboard inlaid with nacre, open-work peg
head, thirteen round tuning pegs on right side, three tuning pegs on
each side of peg head; nylon frets, bone bridge, resonance box
covered in skin. This instrument supposedly belonged to a famous
musician at the royal court in Kabul.
Measurements: L.
87 cm W. 19 cm
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan,
1973
Donated by: Mrs.
Dr. R. Vogel, Titisee-Neustadt, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Vessel
Accession
number: 2005.875 Inventory
number: Misc.
16
Object: Ewer
Material/technique: Copper,
tin / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Large
heavy bulbous copper water ewer, curved handle doubled back with
faceted conical finial; slightly flared tilted mouth, surface with
various incised floral decorations.
Measurements: Dia.
14.5 cm (mouth) H. 38 cm
Condition: Worn
Provenance: From
Paktia, Afghanistan
Donated by: Mrs.
Dr. R. Vogel, Titisee-Neustadt, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Lighting
Accession
number: 2005.876 Inventory
number: Misc.
17
Object: Oil
lamp
Material/technique: Soapstone
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Soapstone
oil lamp on cylindrical stand and round base, spout and upper body
decorated with incised circles and linear designs, upper outer edge
serrated.
Measurements: L.
14 cm W. 9 cm H. 11 cm Weight 970 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan,
1973
Donated by: Mrs.
Dr. R. Vogel, Tissisee-Neustadt, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Jewelry
Accession
number: 2005.877 Inventory
number: Misc.
18
Object: Bracelet
Material/technique: Silver
alloy, stone / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Turkoman
bracelet, two bands of decorated gilded silver each with three flat
oval carnelians; at opening, one half-prong, four complete.
Measurements: Dia.
7 cm H. 6 cm Weight 145 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan,
1973
Donated by: Mrs.
Dr. R. Vogel, Titisee-Neustadt, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Jewelry
Accession
number: 2005.878 Inventory
number: Misc.
19
Object: Bracelet
Material/technique: Silver
alloy, stone / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Metal
mesh chain, with round flat filigreed pendant set with uneven round
polished carnelian.
Measurements: Dia.
8 cm L. 54 cm (open chain) Weight 60 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan,
1973
Donated by: Mrs.
Dr. R. Vogel, Titisee-Neustadt, Germany
Photograph:
Copyright
© - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica -
Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005
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