Accession number: 2005.1102 Inventory number: MKC 01 Object: Pen case Material/technique: Wood, metal / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Pen case with rounded ends, narrow metal band at either end (one missing), pull-out fitted holder for pens, small metal inkwell at top end. Measurements: L. 21 cm W. 3 cm H. 3 cm Weight 115 g Condition: Worn Provenance: Bought in Afghanistan in1976. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1103 Inventory number: MKC 02 Object: Spoon Material/technique: Brass / hand-cast Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Spoon with shallow round bowl, decorative edge, thin round handle. Measurements: L. 17.5 cm Dia. 5 cm Weight 65 g Condition: Good, tarnished Provenance: Bought in Afghanistan in1976. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1104 Inventory number: MKC 03 Object: Powder horn Material/technique: Wood, nacre / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Curved stylized flat wooden powder horn, inlaid with nacre on both sides. Measurements: L. 24.5 cm W. 6 cm Weight 80 g Condition: Worn Provenance: Bought in Afghanistan in 1976. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1105 Inventory number: MKC 04 Object: Shoes Material/technique: Leather, metallic thread / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Pair of heavy woman’s shoes with pointed toes and tiny pointed tab curled over front, decorated with metallic thread on top and at heel, small tab at back, leather and rubber soles. Measurements: L. 29.5 cm W. 11 cm Weight 400 g (each) Condition: Worn Provenance: Bought in Afghanistan in 1976. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1106 Inventory number: MKC 05 Object: Dress Material/technique: Silk, cotton, metallic thread, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves of machine-woven silk in tones of blue and lavender with patterns of silver-thread floral motifs; band of heavy silver-thread embroidery around cuffs with row of tiny mirrors, band of silver-thread embroidery at hem; bodice with heavy silver-thread embroidery and horizontal band at waist framed in blue glass beads, similar smaller bands over shoulders. Condition: Worn Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1107 Inventory number: MKC 06 Object: Dress Material/technique: Silk, cotton, metallic thread, mirrors / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves of orange silk with embroidered circles in orange, yellow, purple, red and green over skirt and sleeves; wide band of gold-thread embroidery and tiny mirrors at cuffs; bodice embroidered in gold thread, three black pompoms. Condition: Worn Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1108 Inventory number: MKC 07 Object: Dress Material/technique: Silk, cotton, metallic thread, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves of pale green silk embroidered in circles of yellow, purple, red and green; wide band of silver-thread embroidery at cuffs with fuchsia pompoms around edge; bodice with cotton and silver-thread embroidery, tiny mirrors and one orange and two purple pompoms, in center a round embroidery with tufts and tiny mirrors. Condition: Worn, faded Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1109 Inventory number: MKC 08 Object: Dress Material/technique: Silk, cotton, metallic thread, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves of purple machine-made silk with gold-thread floral pattern; band of heavy silver-thread embroidery at cuffs; bodice of heavy gold-thread embroidery with tiny mirrors, at both sides large patch of flowered cotton. Condition: Worn Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1110 Inventory number: MKC 09 Object: Dress Material/technique: Silk, cotton, metallic thread, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s silk dress with wide peach-colored skirt and wide fuchsia sleeves; skirt embroidered in circles of yellow, fuchsia, purple and green; plain sleeves; heavy band of gold-thread embroidery and mirrors at cuff; bodice of silver-thread embroidery with tiny mirrors, orange, purple, fuchsia and green pompoms, small beaded triangle fringed with blue glass beads at waist. Condition: Worn, embroidery worn off skirt Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1111 Inventory number: MKC 10 Object: Dress Material/technique: Cotton, silk, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves of blue cotton, wide panel of orange, black, green and fuchsia embroidery with tiny mirrors at cuffs; wide band of similar embroidery down entire front of dress, pocket at right. Made in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan, by Afghan refugees as part of Oxfam’s income-generating project. Condition: Good Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1112 Inventory number: MKC 11 Object: Dress Material/technique: Artificial silk, cotton, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves of plum-colored artificial silk; band of cotton embroidery in fuchsia, dark green, purple and orange with tiny mirrors at cuffs; wide band of similar embroidery down entire front of dress, pocket at waist. Made in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan, by Afghan refugees as part of Oxfam’s income-generating project. Condition: Good Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1113 Inventory number: MKC 12 Object: Dress Material/technique: Velvet, cotton, metallic thread, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves in red velvet; band of heavy cotton embroidery in green, orange, fuchsia, black, white and purple and tiny mirrors at sleeves; wide band of similar embroidery down entire front of dress, pocket at right; band of gold braid around waist at back. Made in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan, by Afghan refugees as part of Oxfam’s income-generating project. Condition: Good Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1114 Inventory number: MKC 13 Object: Dress Material/technique: Cotton, silk, glass / machine-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. Brief description: Woman’s dress with wide skirt and sleeves in blue-green flowered cotton print; band of cotton embroidery in orange, white, purple and green with tiny mirrors at cuffs; band of similar embroidery down entire front of dress, pocket at right. Made in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan, by Afghan refugees as part of Oxfam’s income-generating project. Condition: Good Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.1115 Inventory number: MKC 14 Object: Dress Material/technique: Silk, metallic thread / hand-embroidered Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 19th C. Brief description: Woman’s court dress with wide skirt and narrow cuffs in pink silk damask with gold floral patterns; band of gold ribbon and braid at cuffs; similar decoration around neck and down front of bodice. Condition: Worn Provenance: Brought to Switzerland in 1998 by Mr. Said Abdul Haq. Donated by: Mrs. Madeleine Kühn-Comte, Basel, Switzerland Photograph:
Copyright © - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica - Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005
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