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Kurdish headgear. Mahabad (Iranian Kurdistan).

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 1, 2016 at 4:31pm
Traditional festive headgear in the style of Mahabad (western Iran), SE of Hakkari. Ethnic group: Kurdish. The forehead jewel bears Iranian coins from the 1970s, but the chains (and the round decorative elements on them) are older. (Kavak Folklor Ekibi & Costume Collection-Antwerpen/Belgium).
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Tags: Anatolia, Iranian, Kurdish, Kurdistan, Mahabad., Turkey, headgear
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  • Lynn Ardent April 19, 2016 at 12:51am

    Dear Jean-Marie, I recently collected a version of the head ornament with coins which I will post tonight.  I believe also from Iranian Kurdistan.  

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