Pashtun female patients, Duchess of Connaught Hospital, Peshawar, ca.1900-1920

Pashtun female patients, Duchess of Connaught Hospital, Peshawar, ca.1900-1920. Source

The photo was most likely taken by a British woman, who would be a member of the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society.

The women in the above photo were most likely Afridai. Following are the photos of female Afridi dress worn by Lillian Starr when she negotiated the release of Molly Ellis from Ajab Khan Afridi :

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