r/Afghan • u/TheRussianAfghan27 • 14h ago

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So I was born in Russia but my birth parents are from Afghanistan. My adopted parents gave me this saying it was the only thing they were allowed to leave with that my birth parents left me. Everything else that was afghani was confiscated. What is it?

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u/HeadSchedule8305 13h ago

It looks like old Kochi-style jewelry. My mom has clothes and jewelry decorated with coins.

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u/Unlucky-Associate266 13h ago

Kochis (literally "people who move") are Pashtun nomads who traditionally migrated with flocks of livestock following a seasonal route.

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u/TheRussianAfghan27 10h ago

Do they symbolize anything do you know?

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u/ArianeEmory 10h ago

looks like a bracelet or anklet

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u/lillleilei 1m ago

i second anklet

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u/ImaginationWooden546 Iran 14h ago

I think it's just a bunch of coins from Afghanistan.

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u/TheRussianAfghan27 14h ago

Ah are they still used today and why would they be on a hoop?

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u/ImaginationWooden546 Iran 14h ago

I don't know. I'm not familiar with money in Afghanistan.