Nuristan. Woman head cover from Kohistan/Nuristan, Northern Pakistan/Afghanistan. Silk embroidery on black cotton. Cm 54x56. Some tears, as seen on the pics, one corner tassel missing. Early 20th century. Before 9/11 i used to fly once or twice a year to Northern Pakistan, mostly Peshawar and neighborhood to meet my local suppliers. One of them was providing me with wonderful textiles from Nuristan, the land of light. This beautiful head cover was one of the last buys…