Afghan art: 50 works, 1701

Culture50 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	50
Date Range	1701 – 2000
Primary Department	Musical Instruments (30)
Most Common Form	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted (7)
Countries	1
Public Domain	0 works (0%)

Works by Century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Departments

Musical Instruments

Costume Institute

Arms and Armor

Forms & Classifications

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted

Knives

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted

Idiophone-Plucked / Depressed

Firearms-Guns-Matchlock

Chordophone-Bowed

Chordophone-Harp

Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted

Firearms Accessories

Daggers

Cities Represented

Kabul · 4Istalif · 3Aqcheh · 3Faizabad · 2Tashqurghan · 2Andkhoi · 2Qizilayaq · 2Wakhan · 1Dara-I Zendan · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath	Daggers	18th–19th century	Afghan
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath	Knives	18th–19th century	Afghan
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath	Knives	18th–19th century	Afghan
Matchlock Gun (Jezail)	Firearms-Guns-Matchlock	18th–19th century	Afghan
Ornament		1800–1966	Afghan
Tunic		19th century or 20th century	Afghan
Ammunition Belt (Kamr) with Powder Flask and Two Pouches	Firearms Accessories	19th century	Afghan
Knife (Khyber)	Knives	19th century	Afghan
Matchlock Gun (Jezail)	Firearms-Guns-Matchlock	19th century	Afghan
Shield	Shields	19th century	Afghan
Vaji	Chordophone-Harp	19th or 20th century	Afghanistan
Sārindā	Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted	late 19th–early 20th century	Afghanistan
Wedding tunic		1875–1925	Afghan
Rubab	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted	ca. 1900–1910	Afghanistan
Boots		1900–1971	Afghan
Chadri		20th century	Afghan
Cloak		first quarter 20th century	Afghan
Coat		1900–1958	Afghan
Dress		1900–1971	Afghan
Ensemble		20th century	Afghan
Rubab	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	early 20th century	Afghanistan
Shoes		20th century	Afghan
Wedding ensemble		20th century	Afghan
Wedding tunic		20th century	Afghan
Bow	Chordophone-Accessories-bow	20th century	Afghanistan
Dilruba	Chordophone-Bowed	20th century	Afghanistan
Kunari Sitar	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted	20th century	Afghanistan
Rubab	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted	20th century	Afghanistan
Chang (jaw harp)	Idiophone-Plucked / Depressed	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Chang (jaw harp)	Idiophone-Plucked / Depressed	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Dambura	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Dambura	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Dili-tüidük	Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed conical	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Drum	Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Drum	Membranophone-double-headed / frame drum	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Dutar	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Ghichak spike	Chordophone-Accessories	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Miniature tanbur	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Miniature tanbur	Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted	mid-20th century	Afghanistan
Qairaq (stone castanets)	Idiophone-Concussion	mid-20th century	Afghanistan

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access