Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Mauro Magliani
Women's headgear (kalpushak)
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Late 19th – early 20th century
Emboridered silk, braided silk-thread ribbon, silk cords (imitation hair), gilt silver and coral pendants
H: 102; Diam: 18 cm
Gift of Yossi Ben-Arzi, Ramat-Gan, in memory of Dora Gad Ben-Arzi and Major-General Ephraim Ben-Arzi
Accession number: B06.2890
 
 


Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir