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Head Piece

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Title

Head Piece

Object

metal headband

Culture

Kuchai or Pashtun

Brief Description

A heavy headpiece with shaped metal pieces and beaded tassels hanging from each end.

Material

Metal (silver), glass (beads), fiber (cotton)

Construction

Woven, twisted, cast

Condition

Good condition with signs of tarnish and possible verdigris on the metal. There is also a minor unraveling of the fibers.

Collector

Dee Birnbaum

Accession Number

DB-1700

Type

Jewelry

Country

Afghanistan/Pakistan

Continent

Central Asia