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Wedding Veil

1800s

Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century

Medium
silk, cotton, embroidery
Measurements
Average: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1235
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Description

Brides traditionally concealed their faces during their weddings and afterward as newly married women and on special occasions. This elaborate type, which includes a cotton netting rectangle that permitted vision, was only worn by Tajik Turkmen. The decoration features motifs that can be interpreted as birds or palmette leaves in a style that characterizes early Islamic art and that may have originated in Iran.

Wedding Veil

1800s

Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century

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