Peshonabad, women's headband

Tajik; Uzbek

city Bukhara

late 19th century

Silk, metallic

length 153.0; width 28.5

РЭМ 59-15

At the beginning of the 20th century, the typical headdress of young married women in Bukhara consisted of two silk scarves: the larger lower scarf was folded diagonally in half, with the ends hanging forward or tied at the back; the smaller upper scarf served as a headband. To give the headband the required density and height, it was folded into a strip with a paper insert. Silk headbands called "peshonaband" were common in Bukhara, featuring a dense stripe embroidered with gold thread, positioned diagonally. When wearing this headband, the stripe was placed across the forehead, and the ends were pinned at the nape of the neck. The "peshonaband" was made from a plain-weave silk fabric called "shoi," with equally fine warp and weft threads. “Shoi” was produced in various silk-weaving centers of Central Asia – Bukhara, Samarkand, Kokand, etc.

Costume, women's, Costume, headdress