Destination:

Afghanistan

(The images you see on this page are digital photographs taken of actual artifacts and objects which belong to the University Museum.)


This is an Islamic woman's dress called a chadri. It is made out of cotton and is from Pakhtia, Afghanistan.

Internet Resources:

Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on Afghanistan only the best of the sites that we visited!


Lonely Planet Destinations Web page at:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/
dest/dest.htm


Afghanistan Online Website at:
http://www.afghan-web.com/

Museum Loan Kits:

A kit is available for the topic of Afghanistan:

Artifact Kit - Afghanistan

Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit:
educational loan kits

For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources:

At this time, the Museum Explorers Library contains no books on Afghanistan. Please check back.

Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page.

The following is a list of printed materials about Afghanistan which may be available through your library:

No materials available at this time. Please check back.

Previous Explorer Projects:

This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the past three years.

There are no previous school projects completed on Afghanistan.


To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This is a spring season man's hat from Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is woven with glass beads.

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