Headdress (beniqa)

1800s Overall: 210.8 x 17.1 cm (83 x 6 3/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1221

Beniqa were stylish headdresses that women wore when visiting the hammam (steam bath). The linen fabric absorbed the damp from their wet hair. With its gold and silver metal thread, shimmering spangles, and brightly colored threads forming flowers and vines, this beniqa was a...

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