Minneapolis Institute of Art

Woman's veil (chadar)

probably Pashtun Mangal community

Date

mid 20th century

Medium

Cotton, silk, metallic threads, embroidery

Culture

probably Pashtun Mangal community

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Mangal are a nomadic group inhabiting border areas in the east Afghanistan/west Pakistan region. Although their embroidery reveals the influence of other communities in both countries, this veil, with its high degree of abstraction, appears to be uniquely Mangal. Wrong-sided stitching along one edge shows where the veil was folded back to frame the wearer's face with an embroidered border of triangular design. probably Pashtun Mangal community, Asia

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