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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