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Heavy Dress

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Title

Heavy Dress

Object

layered dress

Culture

Kuchai or Pashtun

Brief Description

Red dress, ikat on sleeves with a gold chest panel.

Material

Fiber(cotton), glass (mirrors), wool

Construction

This dress is hand-sewn together with multiple panels and many different fabrics.

Condition

The dress is in poor condition, showing blatant signs of wear, missing mirrors, and multiple occurrences of discoloration or fading.

Collector

Dee Birnbaum

Accession Number

DB-4091

Type

Textile

Country

Afghanistan

Continent

Central Asia