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Makhlah

Description

Kohl pot or makhlah of brass, with elaborate openwork finial: Kuwait, made in India, 1984

Museum reference

A.1985.165

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Makhlah, Kohl pot

Production information

India, South Asia

Date

1984

Materials

Brass

Physical description

Brass

Collection place(s)

Kuwait, West Asia

Associations

Kuwait, West Asia

Exhibitions

  • Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
    National Museum of Scotland

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Truk Truk

Truk (apron) of woolen cloth, with narrow woven horizontal stripes in blue and purple and corner pieces of embroidered silk, traditionally worn by women in central and southern Tibet, part of a woman's outfit: Tibet, 19th century AD

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