Vintage Afghan Cotton Dress - Grace (14, L) Ali_Baba Each drum is made individually

Each drum is made individually by skilled Ghanaian drummers with years of specialist experience

and features an elaborate feathered headdress flanked by the coiling forms of a serpent

and is known as the 'remover of obstacle'

This small brightly painted version of the Dhol is traditionally used all across South Asia at weddings and other festivals and is also a major component of modern bhangra music

and a mischievous grin

Vintage Afghan Cotton Dress - Grace (14, L) Ali_Baba Each drum is made individuallyAfghan Kuchi dresses are traditionally associated with the nomadic Kuchi and Pashtun people of Afghanistan and were worn by everyone regardless of wealth, and depending on the design and fabrics, they were worn as anything from everyday wear to wedding dresses. However, during the 1960's, and 70's when Afghanistan was a popular place on the "Hippy Trail" westerners adapted the traditional dresses of the area to suit the hippy image, which mixed