Product Description

Antique Pakistan Headdress

Material: Cotton
Style: Kohistan, Pakistan
Size:  Height 67 cm, Width 26 cm
Order Number: MHSATWH2

Kohistan (Persian and Urdu: ‘Country of the Hills’ or ‘Highlands’) is a sparsely populated area of mountainous or hilly tracts in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Livestock (mainly sheep and goats) are raised and grains and vegetables are grown.

This is a girl’s headdress which covers the whole head and goes down covering the neck to the shoulder. Worn constantly in the harsh, mountain climate and elaborately worked with protective motifs. Ear flaps and long back panel safeguards the head.

Map of Kohistan.

Mid-20th century.

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