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Title
Afghan Dress
Object
knee-length dress
Culture
Pashtun
Brief Description
This is a very colorful dress the center of the design focuses on the chest and torso area of the dress. There are beads and a “guli-peron” disc on the back of the sleeves. There are beaded medallions on the sleeves with shisha mirrors.
Material
fiber(silk, cotton) Metal(silver), glass
Construction
This dress was sewn together with hand-stitched embroidery. The dress is made in several pieces and put together.
Condition
This dress is in very good condition with minimal signs of wear or fraying of threads.
Source
Meghan Smith
Collector
Dee Birnbaum
Accession Number
DB-0298-1705
Type
Textile
Country
Afghanistan
Continent
Central Asia