• Smooth gray stone sphere with shallow depression on top, viewed from above on neutral background
  • Grey wool cowl collar with soft gathered folds, viewed from above on neutral background
  • Cream-colored leather bowl with dark blue interior, open top view showing curved handcrafted form
  • Smooth gray stone sphere with shallow depression on top, viewed from above on neutral background
  • Grey wool cowl collar with soft gathered folds, viewed from above on neutral background
  • Cream-colored leather bowl with dark blue interior, open top view showing curved handcrafted form
Modern Pakol - Afghan Wool Hat

This woolen hat is the modern version of the traditional pakol that is very popular in Afghanistan. This hat is made from 100% wool and keeps you warm.  The hat suits men and women.

Perimeter is about 56cm.

Brand

Zardozi

Zardozi, Persian for “golden stitches”, was founded by the Danish NGO DACAAR. DACAAR started working with 3000 Afghan refugee families in Pakistan in 1984, so that refugee families could afford schooling and basic health care. It registered in Kabul as an independent Afghan NGO in 2005.

Zardozi works in both Afghanistan and Pakistan helping talented Afghan craftsmen and women to find markets for their products.

Zardozi connects highly skilled, rural Afghan women with markets, as women with income are effective agents of development. By the end of 2008, a majority of Zardozi’s embroiderers returned home to eastern Afghanistan. Zardozi has been helping them to bring their livelihoods home as well, by working in eastern Afghan villages and in camps for landless returnees.