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Kurdish woman's hat. Sulemani, Iraqi Kurdistan. Erbil Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 29, 2016 at 6:01pm
Festive woman's hat. Kurdish, from Sulemani/Sulaymaniyah (Iraqi Kurdistan, near the Iranian border), ca. 1900-1950. Sulemani is the cultural center for Sorani-speaking Kurds (which is the Central Kurdish dialect spoken in Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as in the Kurdistan Province of western Iran). (Kurdish Textiles Museum, Erbil, northern Iraq).
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  • Lynn Ardent March 1, 2016 at 3:00am

    Thank you so much for posting this, it confirms the origin and purpose of an interesting ornament I saw offered as Iraqi (the forehead / hat belt.)  I would be very interested in seeing other Iraqi Kurdish photos you have.

  • Jean-Marie Criel March 1, 2016 at 6:01am

    Hello Lynn,

    I will post other pictures from museums in this album, if the picture's quality is good enough; to have a look at other material: see my Pinterest boards 10Ia (Iraq, women) & 10Ib (men/former Ottoman Arabic regions).

    I have several of these Jewels myself (same kind of forehead ornaments), but we still have to take good pictures of them.  Since our 'photo-studio' lies in a warehouse that is too large to warm during winter, we have to wait for warmer weather (which will happen soon, hopefully).

    Greetings, JM.

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