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Women’s headscarf. Khanty

Title:

Women’s headscarf.

Ethnic groups:

Khanty

Territory:

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, Surgut district, village

Date:

1988

Collectors-person:
Karapetova Irina
Solovyeva Karina
Rubrics:

Costume, headdress

Material:

Cloth: wool

Number:

РЭМ 11116-106

Annotation:

The headscarf was an important element of the women’s costume. A woman could not be seen either indoors or outdoors without a headscarf. Wearing a headscarf all the time was related to the rite of “avoidance,” i.e. covering the face and hair in the presence of outsiders and older male relatives. Abstract by I.A. Karapetova