Amir Habibullah Period: Deh Afghanan. 1912.

1912
Khairya and her son Khalilullah seated before a profuion of wall decorations as was the fashion in the early 1900s. This trend of decorating walls in the Victorian manner was a novel trend in Kabul. Normally very little is hung on the walls of traditional homes where colorful and tasseled hangings covering storage trunks, multi-colored mattresses and embroidered pillows enliven sitting rooms where guests are entertained. Khairya, and her sister, Queen Soraya, were pervasive fashion-setters and always kept up with the latest European styles. KES Collection No. 506/2/2.

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Image Size: 4026x6475 / 4.9MB; 1912 Afghanistan Kabul Amir Habibullah Period Deh Afghanan Khairya Khalilullah Wall Decoration Pillows Queen Soraya KES Collection Black and White Slide LD 1912 01382
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1912<br />
Khairya and her son Khalilullah seated before a profuion of wall decorations as was the fashion in the early 1900s. This trend of decorating walls in the Victorian manner was a novel trend in Kabul. Normally very little is hung on the walls of traditional homes where colorful and tasseled hangings covering storage trunks, multi-colored mattresses and embroidered pillows enliven sitting rooms where guests are entertained. Khairya, and her sister, Queen Soraya, were pervasive fashion-setters and always kept up with the latest European styles. KES Collection No. 506/2/2.