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Tuesday, 11 May 2021 09:30

Zurkhane breeches from Afghanistan

Pair of embroidered trousers from 1960s Afghanistan, used in a zurkhane.

The Textile Research Centre in Leiden has a pair of 1960s embroidered breeches from Afghanistan that were worn by wrestlers in a zurkhane (TRC 2016.1772).

Published in Secular ceremonies and rituals
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