Product Information
Sheila Paine, an embroidery expert, journeyed through Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Kurdistan, the Black Sea coast and Bulgaria in search of an ancient embroidery pattern. Travelling alone, in remote and sometimes dangerous country, she had many extraordinary adventures: she was smuggled out of Afghanistan by a group of Mujahadeen, and concealed under a burka, and travelled through Iran in purdah, looking at the embroideries of the Zorastrians and unexpectedly finding the pattern among a primitive tribe, where women wear red masks. Sheila Paine writes about her adventures and especially about the people.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140179309
eBay Product ID (ePID)88208161
Product Key Features
Publication Year1995
TopicTravel Writing
Book TitleThe Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush to Razgrad
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorSheila Payne
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight232 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSheila Payne