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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Burqu', Burka (1995.10.0004) | |
| Classification | Personal Artifacts : Clothing-Outerwear : Burka | |
| Visual Description | Light green burka with pleated fabric sewn to the embroidered cap, cut-and-drawn work eye screen, and embroidered and cut-and-drawn work flowers at the front hem. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | Asia, South, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
| Period/Date | , ca. 1950s CE | |
| Culture | Afghan | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 283.0 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 159.0 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.1 cm | |
| Weight | 548 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Textile--Synthetic, Pigment--Dye | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Sewing, Embroidery, Embroidering--Cut-and-Drawn Work | |
| Munsell Color Information | Pale Green (2.5BG 6/2) -ns | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | This is a "fashionable" city burka that might be worn by, say, a woman in Peshawar, and which was most likely bought in an urban shop. I'm guessing it is not fully silk. It is not peasant-wear, but might be worn by an urban woman of modest means. It is, therefore somewhat out of place with the clothing on display. It might be better displayed alongside the black silk chador (1994.16.0002), if this chador is what the description says it is (whether silk or some blend). - Joel Gordon, Dept. of History, UIUC, 1997 Chador is a Persian word for the outer garment women wear to cover all of their clothes, but not (I think) the face. The word might be used in Afghanistan in Persian-(Dari-) speaking areas... I Only know if its use in Iran, where it is specifically a black outer garment drawn over the hair, under the chin, and covering the rest of the body, except face, hands and feet. A burka (which I would spell burqu') is specifically a veil that covers the face, and can take a number of forms. If 1994.16.0002 and 1995.10.0004 are Afghan veils that cover the whole body including the face, I would call them both burqu'. On the other hand, it looks like 1995.24.0041 might not be a face covering, and may indeed be a chador--the color would incline me to think it is. Email correspondence with Valerie J. Hoffman, 5/31/02. J. White 6/3/02. | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
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| Reproduction | no | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |