Pashtun woman’s outfit from Afghanistan

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A festival outfit for a Pashtun woman from Afghanistan. It is made from Chinese brocade and decorated with embroidery, beading, as well as sequins and small bells. It often comes as a complete surprise for people that such a colourful outfit is worn in a country that otherwise is generally associated with women wearing all-envelopping burqas.

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 See also: An Afghan khilat outfit; and Colourful Afghanistan: urban and regional dress from Afghanistan