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Nuristani, Pakistan Kohistan region

Jumlo (Dress), ca. 1949

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Nuristani

Title

Jumlo (Dress)

Year

ca. 1949

Medium

Cotton plain weave with silk embroidery and metal button, mother-of-pearl, and coin embellishment

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • silk,
  • glass,
  • metal,
  • mother of pearl

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • phulkari

Dimensions

Center back length: 86.4 cm (34 inches)

Place

Pakistan; Kohistan region

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Dr. Philip Gould

Object Number

1998.88

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

It Comes in Many Forms

October 23, 2020 - December 18, 2021

Each jumlo is unique, typically handstitched by the woman who wears it. This maker embroidered sun and geometric motifs in silk on the arms and bodice, embedding mother-of-pearl, metal buttons, and coins around them. The silver coins date from both before and after Britain’s 1947 Partition of India, a traumatic event in the subcontinent. This jumlo was made in what is now northeastern Afghanistan, though the area historically has been part of northern Pakistan and Kashmir. Previously called Kafiristan, the region was renamed Nuristan in 1895 by Pashtun conquerers who converted the people there from age-old polytheistic religions to Islam.

Related

Nuristani Kohistani Pakistani Afghan, Pakistan Afghanistan Kohistan region

Dress (jumlo), mid 1900s

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