Traditional Pashtun Art

[رنا ګل]

Hello, I am a huge art buff! I'm trying to find art that's strictly Pashtun. I've looked at some embroidery and some paintings like truck paintings and also some basket weaving. I know there has to be more than what I'm finding I would really appreciate any leads in the right direction.
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[badmash_khel]

Arts and craft are generally appreciated in Pashtun society but the artisans are usually non Pashtun as this is considered lowly work. you will see Pashtuns listening to music but they refer to the singers as dum (derogatory term). Ofourse pashtuns sing in weddings but when its done professionally for money, it is see as dishonerable. Pashtun usually import outsiders such Indians for such type of work. In pashtun society traditionally only tradesmen, warrior and land ownership are considered worthy occupations. Attitudes are slowly changing though and professionals like doctors, engineers are gaining respect with more education.

[khushal]

^^
thats singers and dancers mostly entertainment that have taboo attached to it except for attan which is respected.
Poetry, paintings, woodwork, fashion, pottery, calligraphy, embroidery etc are all art but they are respected

[Khostai]

Arts and craft are generally appreciated in Pashtun society but the artisans are usually non Pashtun as this is considered lowly work. you will see Pashtuns listening to music but they refer to the singers as dum (derogatory term). Ofourse pashtuns sing in weddings but when its done professionally for money, it is see as dishonerable. Pashtun usually import outsiders such Indians for such type of work. In pashtun society traditionally only tradesmen, warrior and land ownership are considered worthy occupations. Attitudes are slowly changing though and professionals like doctors, engineers are gaining respect with more education.

What slowly changing????
Doctors and ingineers were alway seen as worthy and had a lot of respect epicially doctors, in pashtun society even teachers are seen as intelectuals, I don't know where you get that only land owners, tradesmen and "warriors" are are seen as worthy????

[Manzareh]

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[Manzareh]

[IamDZJ]

^^
thats singers and dancers mostly entertainment that have taboo attached to it except for attan which is respected.
Poetry, paintings, woodwork, fashion, pottery, calligraphy, embroidery etc are all art but they are respected

so greed is alright but not entertainment.

[Laila]

Manzareh, thank you for sharing those photos!

[DaMalakandGhar]

Traditional Pashtun society can be roughly divided into two classes; the land-owning class and the artisan class (including farmer, cobbler, carpenter, barber, meson, etc.) There is an intermediate religious class i.e., mian, mullah, etc.

The artisan class is considered low and has no status in Pashtun society. The religious class is respected but has no share in political or social decision making. The land-owning class is considered the actual and in a sense the real Pashtun.

A robber, a killer, etc. has more respect in Pashtun society than a singer or a musician. Similarly, a violator of law has more respect in Pashtun society than a law-abiding hard-working fellow from artisan classes. In Pashtun society, there is no room for different dimensions of soft culture including fine arts. Pashtun concept of worth/honor is very much rooted in power and masculinity.

That is why arts and professions couldn't flourish in Pukhtun society.

[Manzareh]

Manzareh, thank you for sharing those photos!

[Manzareh]

A robber, a killer, etc. has more respect in Pashtun society than a singer or a musician. Similarly, a violator of law has more respect in Pashtun society than a law-abiding hard-working fellow from artisan classes.

Da sa waye, torl pukhtana ghal ow kaatil khwakh we, kho salihaan khalka mung bud gano? mazghaa de kharap shewi de ka sa. What nonsence

[Manzareh]

cool painting

[faye]

who is the artist? looks like a photo.