Antique Afghan dress, with traditional embroidery and tribal patches


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Beautiful antique Afghan Kuchi dress, richly decorated with patches and traditional embroidery. This dress is also having extra shoulder patches in beadwork and large 2 mirrors on the shoulders.

The skirt of the dress is made of fine silk-based fabric with woven floral patterns. This fabric makes the dress a pleasure to wear.

This dress is 50 years old and is handmade with a lot of love, patience and skill. Although the dress is in very good condition, light signs of wear, a moth hole or/and a stain may occur.

This dress is having no pockets.

The dress can be adjusted in the waist by tying the ribbons.

Despite its high age, the dress is in very good condition.

To preserve the authenticity of the dress, we do not clean, mend, repair, alter or wash them. The dress will be sent in the same conditions as we got it in from Afghanistan.

This dress is excellent to be worn on weddings, social gatherings, for traditional Afghan dances or it may become an eye-catching object in any exotic interior.

We recommend having the dress altered to your size and then having it dry cleaned.

 

Main material: silk-based fabric and other mixed materials

Size: see last picture

  • shoulder width: 45 cm
  • waist: 47 cm - full waist: 94 cm
  • sleeve length: 51 cm
  • cuff width: 24 cm
  • total length: 130 cm

Care instructions: professional cleaning recommended

Origin: Afghanistan

 

This dress is an antique artisanal object, minimal deviation in size, color and pattern may occur.

Although we do our very best to provide clear pictures, minimal differences in color may occur.