Wedding Veil

1800s Average: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.) Source image
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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...

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