Khamak Embroidery Sampler

NameEmbroidery Sampler

Artist Master Artists of Kandahar Treasure cooperative

Dateca. 2016

Place madeKandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, ASIA

Mediumrayon

Dimensions23 × 54 in. (58.4201 × 137.1603 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mary Littrell

Object numberA.2024.9.3

ProvenanceContemporary embroideries from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, donor purchased directly from artists while visiting their workshops between 2000 and 2018.

DescriptionGold on gold embroidery sampler, illustrates the variety of counted thread stitches and designs promoted within the cooperative. The embroidery is completed on scrap pieces of mass-manufactured cloth by the Afghani brand Noorani Sanger (identified along selvedge).