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Type of object:
Footwear

Accession number: 2005.1057 Inventory number: GB 63a, b

Object: Clogs

Material/technique: Wood / hand-carved

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Roughly carved pair of man’s flat wooden clogs with splayed heels, leather toe thong in place on one; upper surfaces incised with various motifs.

Measurements: L. 28.5 cm W. 11 cm Weight 670 g

Condition: Worn

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Josef and Maria Bucheli-Strütt, Riehen, Switzerland




Type of object:
Utensil

Accession number: 2005.1058 Inventory number: GB 64

Object: Spoon

Material/technique: Yellow metal / hand-cast

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Roughly cast spoon, smooth surface, oval bowl.

Measurements: L. 21 cm W. 4.5 cm Weight 135 g

Condition: Worn, tarnished

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Josef and Maria Bucheli-Strütt, Riehen, Switzerland







Type of object:
Utensil

Accession number: 2005.1059 Inventory number: GB 65

Object: Spoon

Material/technique: Yellow metal / hand-cast

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Roughly cast spoon, with ornate design on handle front and back, incised design in bowl; animal incised on underside of bowl.

Measurements: L. 18 cm W. 4 cm Weight 60 g

Condition: Worn

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Josef and Maria Bucheli-Strütt, Riehen, Switzerland







Type of object:
Utensil

Accession number: 2005.1060 Inventory number: GB 66

Object: Spoon

Material/technique: Silver metal / hand-cast

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Spoon with long narrow square handle and round shallow bowl, handle with pattern of small diamonds.

Measurements: L. 17 cm Dia. 5 cm Weight 39 g

Condition: Tarnished

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Josef and Maria Bucheli-Strütt, Riehen







Type of object:
Utensil

Accession number: 2005.1061 Inventory number: GB 67

Object: Spoon

Material/technique: Silver metal / hand-cast

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Short spoon with round flat handle with leaf motif, round floral motif with small stone mid-way and floral design in bowl.

Measurements: L. 12.5 W. 3.5 cm Weight 26 g

Condition: Worn, tarnished

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Josef and Maria Bucheli-Strütt, Riehen






Type of object:
Utensil

Accession number: 2005.1062 Inventory number: GB 68

Object: Spoon

Material/technique: Yellow metal / hand-cast

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Small short spoon with round flat handle with floral and leaf design, round decoration with face mid-way and linear design in bowl.

Measurements: L. 10.5 W. 2.5 cm Weight 20 g

Condition: Worn, tarnished

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Josef and Maria Bucheli-Strütt, Riehen






Type of object:
Jewelry

Accession number: 2005.1063 Inventory number: GB 69

Object: Necklace

Material/technique: Silver alloy, stone / hand-crafted

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Necklace with small rings tightly mounted on brown string, hollow oval open-work beads alternating with small hollow beads of wound rings of granulations, one polished round lapis bead.

Measurements: L. 53 cm Weight 110 g

Condition: Worn, tarnished

Provenance: Afghanistan

Donated by: Josef and Maria Bucheli-Strütt, Riehen




Copyright © - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica - Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005

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