Kandahari cap
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The Kandahari cap (Persian: کلاه قندهاری) is a skullcap worn predominantly by the Pashtun, and Tajik people, and to a lesser extend also by the Hazaras and Uzbeks, throughout all of Afghanistan.[1][2] In Afghanistan the Kandahari cap alone among younger Pashtun boys is a symbol for them being unmarried, after the boy gets married, a Turban is usually wrapped around the cap.
The hat is circular/cylindrical except for a portion cut out in the front to expose the forehead the cut in the front is shaped like a arch cut. Intricate geometrical designs are embroidered on the hat, and very often small pieces of mirror and gemstones are sewed into it.
In popular culture[edit]
The cap represents Pashtun identity. It basically means that the person with the Kandahari cap is a prince and when a turban is wrapped around the cap then the person has become a king (i.e., a married man).
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References[edit]
- ↑ Parwani, Arif (March 2012). Cry of Angels: The Wrath of War. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4697-5619-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Smith, Graeme (2013-09-24). The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War in Afghanistan. Knopf Canada. ISBN 978-0-307-36689-4. Search this book on
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