Detail View: Historic Textiles and Ethnic Dress Collection: Headwear
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Artifact Title:
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Headwear
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Description:
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Piece of handwoven cotton fabric (off-white) for clothing, perhaps a veil cloth with phulkari embroidery in rose, green, and blue silk; Colors and borders are typical of Swat. Flowers in the center suggest Hazara.
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Publisher:
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UNL Libraries -- Electronic Text Center
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Donor:
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Alma Fritchoff
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Subject:
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Decorative arts; Textiles
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Type:
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headcloth
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Format:
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Digital images
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Identifier:
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bagh
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Object Number:
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1936.001.004
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Comments:
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Tag: Bokhara. Probably purchased in Turkestan, but clearly made in Pakistan. Gillow thinks it was likely made in Hazara or Swat Valley.
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Geographical Origin:
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Pakistan
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Rights:
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UNL Textiles, Clothing and Design Dept.
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Collection Name:
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Historic Textile and Ethnic Dress Collection
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Primary Technique:
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embroidery
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Primary Fabric:
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Plain weave
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Dimensions (cm):
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264 x 145
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Dimensions (in.):
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144 x 57
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