A KATAWAZ BEADED DRESS, AFGHANISTAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

A KATAWAZ BEADED DRESS, AFGHANISTAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of woven striped silk and printed and plain cottons, the bodice with two large and six small bosses decorated with beads and cowrie shells, the shoulders also with gilt metal thread braid decoration, the back with embroidery and metal thread bosses, the very full skirt in purple and black cotton, sleeves each with embroidered bands and metal thread embroidered boss, chest approximately 30cm wide, length 120cm

From the Collection of Pip Rau
For an introduction to the collection, please see Lot 1 in this sale

Condition Report:

some splitting along sleeves and at underarms, some discolouration to fabrics and some fading to the purple of skirt, some rubbing to fabric of sleeves