Head-dress, hat
BackDescription:
Bridal headdress or married woman's hat, made of blue and brown cotton; embroidered; red satin lining; coins and coral attached.
Object type: | head-dress, hat |
Museum number: | As1968,04.5 |
Date: | 19thc |
Production place: | Made in: Palestine |
Findspot: | Found/Acquired: Palestine |
Materials: | cotton, coral, silver |
Technique: | beadwork, embroidered |
Dimensions: | Length: 60.00 cm Width: 20.00 cm |
Location: | 37 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 1989-1991, London, Museum of Mankind, 'Palestinian Costume' |
Subjects: | marriage/wedding |
Acquisition date: | 1968 |
Curator's comments:
During the 1800s and early 1900s, brides in the villages of the Hebron hills wore a ceremonial headdress called a 'wuqayat al-darahim' (‘money hat’). With its densely-packed rows of Ottoman coins and numerous beads, charms and pendants, the headdress shielded a bride from the ‘eye of envy’ when she was most vulnerable – on procession to her new home and at her second public appearance celebrating the consummation of the marriage known as the ‘going out to the well’ ceremony.
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