Tytuł:

Harness of camel, Khyber Pass (Iconographic document)

Twórca:

Demski, Dagnosław

Miejsce wydania:

Peshawar District ; North-Western Territory ; Pakistan

Data wydania/powstania:

[1992]

Opis:

Photography (scan from a slide). Harness of two camels belonging to the group of Afridi Pashtuns living in areas of the province of North-Western Territory in Pakistan. Saddle, bridle, reins, decorative elements. Camels is a traditional mean of in this region. In the background landscape mountain road leading to the Khyber Pass on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is the main road from the west to the Indian subcontinent, known and described in the literature for hundreds of years. Currently the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Areas inhabited by Pashtuns. Photo from 1992, A few years after the withdrawal of the Russian army in Afghanistan (1979-1989), and before the outbreak of a new conflict. Because of the war this area is currently (2013) dangerous and inaccessible

Typ obiektu:

Ethnographic object

Temat i słowa kluczowe:

ethnography ; social culture ; social life ; material culture ; harness camel ; Afridi Pashtuns ; Khyber Pass

Typ zasobu:

Obraz

Szczegółowy typ zasobu:

Photography

Format:

text/html

Źródło:

part 1, box 1, 0015

Prawa:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Zasady wykorzystania:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitalizacja:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Lokalizacja oryginału:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Dofinansowane ze środków:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Dostęp:

Open