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Type of object: Jewelry
Accession
number: 2005.879 Inventory
number: Misc.
20
Object: Necklace
Material/technique: Silver
alloy, glass / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Chain
of rosettes with tiny blue glass bead in center and hung with small
hollow balls, attached to two rigid loops at top of flat open-work
pendant with round polished stone in center surrounded by tiny blue,
black and red glass beads and lower edge hung with small hollow
balls.
Measurements: L.
53 cm (necklace) W. 8 cm (pendant) H.11 cm (pendant) Weight g 160
Condition: Tarnished,
some beads missing
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Silvia Schubert, Augsburg, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.880 Inventory
number: Misc.
21
Object: Blouse
Material/technique: Cotton,
silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Short
orange long-sleeved woman’s blouse, front panel loosely
embroidered in blue and yellow silk. Band at lower edge with two
buttons.
Measurements: L.
53 cm (sleeves) L. 43 cm (body) W. 44 cm (body) Weight 120 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Silvia Schubert, Augsburg, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.881 Inventory
number: Misc.
22
Object: Dress
Material/technique: Cotton
/ hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief
description: Square-necked
orange flowered woman’s dress, long skirt and sleeves, front
panel star motif loosely embroidered in fuchsia, green and white on
dark brown background, small mirror in center. Cuffs and bottom of
skirt with band embroidered in purple, red, yellow, white and black.
Measurements: L.
53 cm (sleeves) L. 127 cm (body) W. 34 cm (waist) Weight 350 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Silvia Schubert, Augsburg, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Household
accessory
Accession
number: 2005.882 Inventory
number: Misc.
23
Object: Fly
whisk
Material/technique: Yak
tail, wood, glass / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Black
yak-tail whisk with wooden handle, top of handle capped with brown
knitted wool, knitted loop and hung with white, black, blue, green
and red glass beads.
Measurements: L.
95 cm; handle 45 cm Weight 110 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1954.
Donated by: Liesbeth
Rathjems, Saarbrücken, Germany, 1999
Photograph:
Type of object: Household
accessory
Accession
number: 2005.883 Inventory
number: Misc.
24
Object: Fly
whisk
Material/technique: Yak
tail, wood / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Black
yak-tail whisk with wooden handle decorated with spaced incised
circles.
Measurements: L.
85 cm; handle 34 cm Weight 110 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in the Wakhan in 1965.
Donated by: Prof.
Dr. Ch. Jentsch, Mannheim, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.884 Inventory
number: Misc.
25
Object: Vest
Material/technique: Cotton,
velvet, metallic thread / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Boy’s
purple velvet vest, decorated front and back in metallic ribbon and
metallic braided thread, two slit pockets at front, vest edged in
metallic ribbon and looped braided metallic thread. Lined in yellow
cotton.
Measurements: L.
37 cm W. 32 cm Weight 200 g
Condition: Worn,
faded
Provenance: Afghanistan
Donated by: Dr.
E.-A. v. Renesse, Bochum, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.885 Inventory
number: Misc.
26
Object: Vest
Material/technique: Cotton,
velvet, silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Boy’s
dark orange velvet vest, loosely embroidered front and back in brown
silk satin stitch, floral and leaf motifs. Zigzag motif around edges.
Lined in brown cotton.
Measurements: L.
38 cm W. 38 cm Weight 130 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Kabul
Donated by: P.
and V. Bucherer, Bubendorf, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Textile
Accession
number: 2005.886 Inventory
number: Misc.
27
Object: Square
cloth
Material/technique: Silk
/ hand-woven
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Square
silk cloth in purple, burgundy, green, orange and white. Stepped
square in center surrounded by bands of linear designs. Name of
weaver (Rajebzadeh) and date (1372) woven into fabric. From Herat.
Measurements: L.
66 cm W. 66 cm Weight 53 g
Condition: As
new
Provenance: Herat
Donated by: Wolfgang
Thaetner, Frankfurt, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Horse
trapping
Accession
number: 2005.887 Inventory
number: Misc.
28
Object: Horse
whip
Material/technique: Leather,
wood, metal / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Leather
horse whip. Wooden handle, soft leather loop at end, covered in brown
leather decorated with three sections of small circular cut-outs
framed in metal, red centers. Pliable whip end of thin strips of hide
finely woven in herringbone pattern.
Measurements: L.
67 cm Weight 170g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Kabul
Donated by: P.
and V. Bucherer, Bubendorf, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Horse
trapping
Accession
number: 2005.888 Inventory
number: Misc.
29
Object: Horse
whip
Material/technique: Leather,
wood, nacre / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Leather
horse whip, with wooden handle decorated with vertical and horizontal
bands of inlaid nacre. Pliable whip end of thin strips of finely
braided hide.
Measurements: L.
70 cm Weight 140 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Kabul
Donated by: P.
and V. Bucherer, Bubendorf, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Weaponry
Accession
number: 2005.889 Inventory
number: Misc.
30
Object: Slingshot
Material/technique: Horn,
metal, glass / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Smooth
beige 2-pronged polished bone slingshot. Prongs capped with embossed
silver casing, faceted red glass bead at end, small rings at side,
large ring at end of handle.
Measurements: L.
17 cm W. 4 cm Weight 70 g
Condition: Worn,
tarnished
Provenance: Kabul
Donated by: R.
Chrisoffel, Steinmaur, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Weaponry
Accession
number: 2005.890 Inventory
number: Misc.
31
Object: Powder
horn
Material/technique: Leather,
metal / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Hollow
gourd-shaped powder horn, stitched along its length. Entire surface
tooled with geometric and floral designs. Copper cap attached by
metal chain to metal loop in leather flange protruding from neck of
horn.
Measurements: L.
25 cm W. 8 cm Weight 90 g
Condition: Worn,
brown patina
Provenance: Kabul
Donated by: R.
Christoffel, Steinmaur, Germany
Photograph:
Type of object: Amulet
Accession
number: 2005.891 Inventory
number: Misc.
32
Object: Pile
amulet
Material/technique: Wool
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Small
triangular pile amulet in black, dark orange and white. From lower
edge hang alternating brown and dark orange tassels on stiffly wound
orange and brown cords.
Measurements: L.
10 cm (body), 22 cm (including tassels) W. 16 cm Weight 60 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Kabul,
1973
Donated by: Hanni
Plüss, Flawil, Switzerland, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Embroidery
Accession
number: 2005.892 Inventory
number: Misc.
33
Object: Cosmetic
pouch
Material/technique: Cotton,
silk, glass / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Very
small khol
pouch, single strip of embroidered squares with star motifs in
yellow, black, white, blue, green and red, folded over to form pouch
with triangular flap. Fringe of long twisted threads in alternate
bands of color ending in single white glass bead. Lined in blue
flowered cotton. Very long wound multicolored tie cord ending in
three cone-shaped tassels in metallic thread and fringes with white
beads.
Measurements: L.
14 cm (body incl. fringe), 86 cm (tie and tassels) Weight 35 g
Condition: Soiled
Provenance: Kabul,
1973
Donated by: Hanni
Plüss, Flawil, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.893 Inventory
number: Misc.
34
Object: Dress
Material/technique: Velvet,
metallic thread / handmade
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Purple
velvet Hazara woman’s dress, long sleeves and long wide skirt.
Bodice, sleeves and hem of skirt ornately adorned with heavy braided
metallic thread in floral motifs and metallic ribbon. On bodice
opening three loop button-holders, folded-over collar, down either
side three hemispherical gold thread buttons with two tassels of
metallic thread. Short velvet belt with metal buckle at back. Sleeves
lined in beige cotton.
Measurements: L.
108 cm (dress), 45 cm (sleeves) W. 37 cm Weight 1450 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan,
1940s
Donated by: Dr.
K. Studer, Münsterlingen, Switzerland, 2000
Photograph:
Type of object: Weaponry
Accession
number: 2005.894 Inventory
number: Misc.
35
Object: Knife
and sheath
Material/technique: Metal,
wood, leather, horn / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Metal
knife with decorated blade, handle of horn. Wooden sheath covered in
leather, at point metal cover ending in small ball.
Measurements: L.
38 cm W. 6 cm Weight 400 g
Condition: Very
worn
Provenance: Afghanistan
Donated by: H.-P.
Nusser, Emmendingen, Germany, 2004
Photograph:
Type of object: Headgear
Accession
number: 2005.895 Inventory
number: Misc.
36
Object: Cap
Material/technique: Velvet,
silk, metallic thread, glass / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Man’s
cap with rounded top, embroidered overall in repetitive motifs in
gold metallic thread, small blue glass beads and sequins. Straight
sides, small green tassel. Lined in blue silk.
Measurements: Dia.
18 cm H. 10 cm Weight 140 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1961.
Donated by: Lia
Mann, Locarno, Switzerland, 1999
Photograph:
Type of object: Headgear
Accession
number: 2005.896 Inventory
number: Misc.
37
Object: Cap
Material/technique: Cotton,
metallic thread / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Flat-topped
man’s cap, straight sides. Embroidered overall in ornate floral
and leaf motifs in metallic thread on white background fabric.
Unlined.
Measurements: L.
18 cm H. 9 cm Weight 70 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1961.
Donated by: Lia
Mann, Locarno, Switzerland, 1999
Photograph:
Type of object: Household
accessory
Accession
number: 2005.897 Inventory
number: Misc.
38
Object: Spice
stand
Material/technique: Wood
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Four
turned wooden spice holders with rounded oversized covers, on flat
round base with four short cylindrical feet. Turned handle in
center. Painted in yellow, dark red, black and pale green.
Measurements: Dia.
18 cm H. 13 cm Weight 320 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan,
Kandahar (?)
Donated by: Alfred
de Spindler, Wettingen, Switzerland, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Vessel
Accession
number: 2005.898 Inventory
number: Misc.
39
Object: Pitcher
Material/technique: Copper
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Small
copper pitcher with large flared slanting mouth and handle, overall
shallow incised design of stylized animal and floral motifs.
Measurements: H.
18 cm Dia. 9.5 (mouth) cm Weight 350 g
Condition: Badly
tarnished
Provenance: Bought
in Ghazni in 1975.
Donated by: Christa
Dauth, Hanau, Germany, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Cosmetic
accessory
Accession
number: 2005.899 Inventory
number: Misc.
40
Object: Khol
pot
Material/technique: Metal
/ hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Bulbous
metal khol
pot with long neck and broad flat lip, on four long legs ending in
small round feet.
Measurements: H.
11 cm W. 7 cm Weight 210 g
Condition: Badly
tarnished
Provenance: Bought
in Ghazni in 1975.
Donated by: Christa
Dauth, Hanau, Germany, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Sculpture
Accession
number: 2005.900 Inventory
number: Misc.
41
Object: Human
figure
Material/technique: Schist
/ hand-carved
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 2nd-5th
C.
Brief description: Small
fragment of frieze in high relief, head and bust of male figure
facing left, right hand visible.
Measurements: H.
4 cm W. 4 cm D. 3 cm Weight 60 g
Condition: Fragment
Provenance: Bought
in Ghazni in 1975.
Donated by: Christa
Dauth, Hanau, Germany, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Sculpture
Accession
number: 2005.901 Inventory
number: Misc.
42
Object: Human
figure
Material/technique: Schist
/ hand-carved
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 2nd-5th
C.
Brief description: Small
fragment of frieze in high relief, head and upper torso of female
figure turned to right, ornate turban, right hand on breast holding
necklace, left arm draped and leaning on balcony.
Measurements: H.
9 cm W. 4 cm Weight 60 g
Condition: Fragment
Provenance: Bought
in Ghazni in 1975.
Donated by: Christa
Dauth, Hanau, Germany, 2002
Photograph:
Type of object: Musical
instrument
Accession
number: 2005.902 Inventory
number: Misc.
43
Object: Lute
(rebab)
Material/technique: Wood,
metal, hide gut, nylon, bone / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Small
lute, wooden body, strings of nylon, metal and one of twisted gut,
resonance chamber covered in skin. Six tuning pegs at neck, nine pegs
along right side, open-work at peg head. Neck and sides decorated
with inlaid bone, back rib decorated.
Measurements: L.
55 cm W. 11 cm D. 14 cm Weight 585 g
Condition: Good
Reference: Dupree,
L. (1973): Afghanistan
Provenance: Bought
in Ghazni in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Gisela and Max Baumann, Hohenstein, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Musical
instrument
Accession
number: 2005.903 Inventory
number: Misc.
44
Object: Plucked
instrument (dutar)
Material/technique: Wood,
bone, metal / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Small
wooden instrument with long neck inlaid in bone. Seven metal strings,
five tuning pegs along right side, two on upper surface at top of
neck.
Measurements: L.
36 cm W. 5 cm D. 6 cm Weight 150 g
Condition: Good,
strings missing
Provenance: Bought
in Ghazni in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Gisela and Max Baumann, Hohenstein, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Musical
instrument
Accession
number: 2005.904 Inventory
number: Misc.
45
Object: Bow
Material/technique: Wood,
horsehair / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Wooden
bow with horsehair stretched from small hole at narrow end to round
wooden peg with hole at handle end. Round handle covered in cloth and
solidly stitched.
Measurements: L.
41 cm Weight 140 g
Condition: Good,
loose horsehair
Provenance: Bought
in Ghazni in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Gisela and Max Baumann, Hohenstein, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Musical
instrument
Accession
number: 2005.905 Inventory
number: Misc.
46
Object: Harp
(waj)
Material/technique: Wood,
hide, nylon / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Wooden
harp, figure 8 hollow resonance chamber covered in goatskin stretched
taught and held by thongs passing under body. Round curved length of
hard wood passing through center of goatskin and strung with four
nylon strings. From Nuristan.
Measurements: L.
43 cm W. 11 cm D. 40 cm Weight 580 g
Condition: Worn
Reference: Dupree,
L. (1973): Afghanistan
Provenance: Bought
in Afghanistan in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Gisela and Max Baumann, Hohenstein, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.906 Inventory
number: Misc.
47
Object: Belt
Material/technique: Artificial
silk, silk / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Woman’s
cloth belt with snaps and fixed bow. Embroidered in blue, yellow and
orange silk on white fabric. Three horizontal rows of geometric
designs enclosed in thin borders of dark blue cross-stitching.
Measurements: L.
58 cm W. 4.5 cm Weight 20 g
Condition: Good
Provenance: Bought
in Afghanistan in 1975.
Donated by: Dr.
Gisela and Max Baumann, Hohenstein, Germany, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Headgear
Accession
number: 2005.907 Inventory
number: Misc.
48
Object: Cap
Material/technique: Cotton,
glass / machine-made
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Pink
flat-topped man’s cap, straight sides. Decorated overall in
geometric zigzag and circular patterns of yellow and blue beads.
Unlined.
Measurements: Dia.
16 cm H. 8 cm Weight 135 g
Condition: Worn,
faded
Provenance: Afghanistan
Donated by: Josua
Oehler, 2001
Photograph:
Type of object: Musical
instrument
Accession
number: 2005.908 Inventory
number: Misc.
49a, 49b
Object: Chordophone
and bow
Material/technique: Wood,
metal, hide, horsehair, nacre / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: a)
Large chordophone, small oblong resonance chamber covered in hide,
ornate neck in shape of bird’s head with pointed beak, body
elaborately decorated in nacre inlay. Four tuning pegs at right side,
four at neck.
b)
Carved wooden
bow with horsehair strings.
Measurements: L.
80 cm, 44 cm (bow) W. 25 cm D. 7 cm Weight 630, 60 (bow) g
Condition: Pegs
and hide covering damaged, bow strings missing
Provenance: Afghanistan
Donated by: Hansjörg
Kuster, Diepoldsau, Switzerland
Photograph:
Type of object: Clothing
Accession
number: 2005.909 Inventory
number: Misc.
50
Object: Dress
Material/technique: Cotton,
silk, metal / hand-embroidered
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Long
koochi
woman’s dress of black cotton with long wide sleeves and wide
skirt. Sleeves decorated with bands of purple and green silk,
metallic ribbon, row of coins and embossed studs and geometric
embroidery in purple, red, white, green, yellow and orange. Round
neck opening buttoning at right. Heavily embroidered circles,
rosettes and floral motifs down front. Decorated slit pocket at
right side. Heavily embroidered panels of floral motifs at either
side of skirt. Unlined.
Measurements: L.
112 cm (dress), 56 cm (sleeves) W. 60 cm Weight 2160 g
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Bought
in Kabul in 1962.
Donated by: Uta
Karl, Austria
Photograph:
Type of object: Weaving
accessory
Accession
number: 2005.910 Inventory
number: Misc.
51
Object: Elements
of loom
Material/technique: Wood,
bamboo, cotton / hand-crafted
Origin/Period: Afghanistan
/ 20th
C.
Brief description: Various
wooden and bamboo elements of a narrow hand loom.
Measurements: W.
56 cm
Condition: Worn
Provenance: Afghanistan
Donated by: Gerd
Quetting, Therwil, Switzerland
Photograph:
Copyright
© - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica -
Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005
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