Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Fragment (Afghanistan), before 1906

  Scaled and blurred medium-scale geometric design in drimson, gold, rust, white, and green on ground in shades of deep blue. two crimson twill selvedges with paired white pencil stripes.

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  Cap (Afghanistan), mid-19th century

  Undyed cotton quilted into narrow ribs, possibly over cording. Cording is over embroidery of coarse satin stitches in orange, black, yellow and green in a pattern of various stylized floral…

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  Cap (Afghanistan), 19th century

  Cap decorated with long ovoids surrounded by stylized borders. Multicolored silks are embroidered using coarse satin stitch in purple, pink, yellow and green. Quilted cords make ridges that give stucture…

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  Scarf (Afghanistan), 20th century

  Resist pattern of a series of squares containing “butahs” or cone shapes. Borders of the squares contain a curving vine pattern. Pattern is yellow on dark green and within each…

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  Woman’s Robe (munisak) (Afghanistan), late 19th century

  Woman’s coat with full skirt gathered into the waist seam, asymmetrical front opening, and long sleeves which narrow to the wrist, made of silk warp ikat in bright colors of…

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  War Rug (Afghanistan), 1990–2000

  Prayer-rug sized carpet with dark blue ground, narrow border, and knotted fringe ends. The entire field is filled with profile views of tanks, helicopters, grenades, and automobiles in bright reds,…

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  War Rug (Afghanistan), 1979–90

  Prayer-rug sized carpet with dark blue ground, field and border layout, knotted fringe. The field and border both include traditional medallion and floral motifs along with weaponry, including tanks and…