A Guide to the Alan MacKenzie Collection of Afghan Knives & Jewelry, n.d.
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 8824-at
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Preferred Citation
Alan MacKenzie Collection of Afghan Knives & Jewelry, Accession #8824-at , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was a gift to the Library from the Estate of Colonel Alan MacKenzie, Manatee County, Florida, on June 3, 1993.
Scope and Content Information
A collection of Afghan nomad jewelry and knives. Items include a perfume flask, necklaces, earrings, cuff links, anklets, ring from an Hellenistic Coin, an amulet with a verse from the Koran, a hair ornament and seven knives and daggars.
Contents List
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Perfume Flask n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Pendant Worn on Chain or Cord n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Type of Bangle Worn by the Poor n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Necklace n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Begging Bowl Necklace n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Ring & Cuff Links made from Hellenistic Coins n.d.
"Ring is Probably An Authenic Coin but the Cuff Links are Probably Modern" from the thriving business of manufacturing reproductions in Afghanistan
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Earrings n.d.
From Peshawar, Pakistan, reputed to have the oldest continuously operated bazaar inthe world; the weight is relieved by a cord going over the head behind the ears.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-4
Anklet n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Ornament Worn in the Center of Forehead n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Anklet n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Amulet Worn on Arm n.d.
Containing a verse from the Koran ; Amulet is in "Mango Shape" popular in all art forms throughout Southeast Asia
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Cuff Links n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Earrings n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Necklaces with Amulets holding verses from the Koran n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Perfume Box with Amulets n.d.
- OS Box Oversize:
U-5
Hair Ornament Worn Like Pony Tail n.d.