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 extent also by the Hazaras and Uzbeks, throughout all of Afghanistan.[1][2] In Afghanistan the Kandahari cap, among younger Pashtun boys, is a symbol of 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 an arch. Intricate geometrical designs are embroidered on the hat, and very often small pieces of mirror and gemstones are sewn into it.
In popular culture
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).
See also
References
- ↑ 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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