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Veil

Title:

Veil

Territory:

European Russia, Vologda province

Date:

19th century

Material:

Silk, metallized

Dimensions:

length 228.0; width 108.0

Collectors-person:
Khudorozheva A.V.
Number:

РЭМ 622-30

Annotation:

Kanavat veils were decorated with a strip of braid or metallic lace down the center of one side, thus indicating the veil's position on the head. Brightly colored kanavats were long considered a fashionable accessory; over time, the veils were cut into two or three pieces, called "half-fatties," and used as festive headscarves.

Albums:
A Cocoon of Traditions: Silk in the Culture of the Peoples of Eurasia
Rubrics:

Costume, headdress, Costume, women's

Rus:
Фата. Великорусы (русские)