Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
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Bridal set: Bridal veil or canopy (kuddu) Bridal skirt Cochin, India 20th century Silk, cotton satin, metal-thread embroidery Veil: H: 90; W: 158 cm Skirt: L: 87; W: 30 cm Gift of the Moshav Ta'oz synagogue Gift of Serah Cohen, Cochin, and Hana Ayalon, Petah Tikva, in memory of their mother Accession number: B85.0071, B85.0196 |
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During the marriage ceremony, the bride from Cochin sat near the Torah ark in the synagogue, with her upper body concealed by a long veil hanging from the ceiling and only her beautifully embroidered skirt visible. The skirt could later be used to cover a coffin before burial and eventually might be donated to serve as the central part of a Torah ark curtain (parokhet). Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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