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1999.33.52

Embroidered panel for a woman's dress.

1999.33.52

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Collection type
Object
Description
Embroidered panel for a woman's dress.
Geographical reference
Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan
North West Frontier Province Peshawar
Cultural groups
Pashtun
Person
Field collector Marina de Alarcón
Field collector Mark Axworthy
PRM source Marina de Alarcón
Date / Period
Date made: Before 29/09/1999
Date collected
29 September 1999
Acquisition information
Purchased: 18/10/1999
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Process Embroidered, Process Woven, Process Recycled
Dimensions
Width 293 mm, Length 255 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1999.33.52
Research and responses

For a photograph of similar embroidery see 'Afghan Embroidery' by Roland Paiva and Bernard Dupaigne published by Musée de L'Homme, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Fondation de France, pages 24-25. [MdeA 14/12/99]

Search terms: Clothing Textile, Textile, Collar, Dress