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Turban cap
Vienna, Austria
Kunsthistorisches Museum
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Hegira 10th century (?) / AD 16th century (?)
AM_PA_568
Felt
Height: 49.5cm
Ottoman
Turkey?
This felt hat may be a typical head-covering worn by Turkish brides. The bridal headdress (külah) was always red and, depending on the bride's social status, decorated with silver and gold thread and small metal plaques. A veil (duvak) was attached to the tip of the hat with a jewelled pin.
Comparison with similar objects
Collection of Ambras castle
ILG / BOEHEIM, 1883
Inventory of Furniture and Small Artefacts held at Ambras Castle, page 6
Sandbichler, Veronika, Türkische Kostbarkeiten aus dem Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien, exh. cat., Wien: Kunsthistorisches Museum, 1997.
Scheicher, Elisabeth et al. (eds), Kunsthistorisches Museum Sammlungen Schloss Ambras. Die Kunstkammer, Innsbruck: Kunsthistorisches Museum, 1977.
Veronika Sandbichler, Thomas Kuster "Turban cap" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;6;en
Prepared by: Veronika Sandbichler, Thomas Kuster
Copyedited by: Liz Cooper
MWNF Working Number: AT2 06
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