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Source 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.
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Document identity
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95500
label
Wedding Veil
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
95500
contentType
object
title
Wedding Veil
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.
date
1800s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79477071
genreSpecific
Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.)
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Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century
accession
1916.1235
Source extras
tec
silk, cotton, embroidery
tombstone
Wedding Veil, 1800s. Tajikistan, Tajik tribe, 19th century. Silk, cotton, embroidery; average: 76.2 x 75.6 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1235
collection
T - Islamic
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:07:24.830000
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95500
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Textiles
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T - Islamic
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silk, cotton, embroidery
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1
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0
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photo
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