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Columna de casa
House column
This column formed part of a 19th-century home in Nuristan, a mountainous region in the east of what is today Afghanistan. The houses of Nuristan traditionally had a single room and were built from stone and wood, with walls covered with a layer of mud mixed with straw to protect them from the rain. In order to lighten this appearance, the architecture of the buildings included wooden decoration, …
Creator
- kafir
- Abdul Halim Sharar
Type of item
- doorjambs
Medium
- wood (plant material)
- Wood
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Museu de Cultures del Món
Creation date
- segona meitat segle XIX
Places
- Afghanistan
Identifier
- MEB CF 5372
- http://hdl.handle.net/10970/objects/H500761
Extent
- 214 x 22,5 x 20 cm
Format
- tallada
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-06-15T16:28:46.340Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-13T14:58:47.586Z