antique original Pakistan Afghanistan nuristan kohistan swat Girl child embroidered Dress jumlo No:KL20/B

antique original rare Afghan Girl dress .
Old Pakistani /Afghanistan border Kohistan /nuristan Tribal Girl's Dress.

Type: For Ceremony and Ritual

Object Name: Dress

Local Name: jumlo

Place Made: Asia: South Asia, Pakistan/Afghanistan border

Period: Mid 20th century

Date: 1950 - 1960

Dimensions: see in the picture

Materials: Cotton; metal; plastic button; glass bead; lead bead

Techniques: Plain woven; embroidered; hand-sewn

Condition: patches or repairs recognizable

The jumlo was one of the most lavishly embroidered and embellished garments in South Asia, and worn by Muslim women in remote Indus Kohistan. The dress’s skirt was formed of triangular gussets – some examples have as many as 600. The jumlo, worn with full trousers and an embroidered shawl, was often embellished with coins, buttons, even key chains and old zippers.
The offered nomads antique dress is original old and antique, handcrafted, sometimes very intricately crafted nomads - textiles from Afghanistan. After years of use before the tribes there is, of course, the spots may be in the pieces may be missing small parts, the embroidery can be damaged or discolored, or be repaired.

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