A Brief History of Chitral Museum
The Chitral Museum was initiated by Mr. Shakeel Durrani, the Deputy Commissioner of Chitral in the 1980s. It became a proper museum in 2003. Two new galleries were inaugurated in 2010.
The museum has two major type of collections i.c. archacological artefacts and ethnological materials.
The first category mostly comprises grave goods un- carthed during the excavations conducted at Parwak and Singoor sites in Chitral by the Dircctorate of Archacology & and Museums, present Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between 2003 and 2005. These archacological findings are generally attributed to the Indo Aryans and are dated to 1000 BCE.
The ethnological collection can be further classified into two major categories i.e. the Khow and the Kalasha. The inhabitants of upper Chitral are known as Khow as they speak the Khowar language, and their culture is known as Khow culture.
The Kalasha culture is attributed to the unique Kalasha people living in Bamborate, Birir and Rambur valleys. The museum curates a good collection of the Khow and Kalasha cultures, including dresses, jewelry, agricultural tools, weapons, religious and other household objects providing valuable information about the political, religious and socio-cultural history of both these ethnic groups Iiving side by side.
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