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SOVIET MILITARY CHAPKA, found in the morning market in Quetta, a town in the North West of Pakistan a couple of kilometres from the Afghan border in 1983. The Mujahadeen carried out retribution on the Soviet invaders nightly and brought their loot to the Quetta market most mornings. You could buy anything from a tank to a trinket. Reference 3400. Euros 48.

MOROCCAN BERBER SHEPHERD'S LEATHER POUCHES complete with hanging loops for attaching to a belt. Various small bags and pouches are made from soft off cuts of skins and put to use. The Berbers waste nothing. These pouches have a narrow neck with a slanted opening which facilitates pouring and are made to contain fine powder, spices and sometimes tobacco. They are decorated with typical and traditional Berber designs. References 3180 and 3181, Size 15 x 7 cms., or 6 x 3 inches. Euros 15 each.

A MAGNIFICANT BAG, made in Namibia from the most supple, soft, buffalo hide leather. There is a spacious centre compartment flanked on each side by two separate full width pockets which are closed by zips. Reference 3659. Size 55 x 25 x 35 cms. or 22 x 10 x 14 inches. Euros 85.

RARE T SHIRT. When the Soviet Union ignored the centuries of military disasters suffered by many invaders, and started a fateful 10 year occupation in 1979, they were met by ferocious defenders called the Mujahadeen. Every morning in the markets the plundered Soviet goods from the previous night were sold. The Mujahadeen also financed a workshop in Karachi to make thousands of these T shirts which were exported to Afghan businesses world-wide for sale to raise funds for the fighters. This has never been worn and is perfect condition. Size is small to medium, 73 cms., or 30 inches long and 55 cms., or 22 inches wide across the chest. Reference 3670. Euros 25.

The hammer and sickle joined the long list of failed invaders.

BERBER CEREMONIAL SASH which often forms part of the sumptuous array of clothing worn by Berber women for ceremony. This example has a row of hand made tassels at each end. The colour scheme is carried through the range of primitive jewelry which completes the overall dress scheme. Reference 3377. Size 102 x 78 cms., or 40 x 31 inches. The piece has been attached to a display board. Euros 25.

The young Berber lady wearing a very similar shawl was attending a "date festival" in the southern town of Erfourd. In these festivals men and women meet over a few days in the hope of finding a husband/wife. Best clothes are worn. These festivals are held once a year in many of the Berber areas of rural Morocco. The one in Ilmilchil in the Middle Atlas is the largest. The photo appears in the very useful book "Arts and Crafts of Morocco", by American author James E. Jereb.