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Hearst Museum object titled Veil, accession number 9-22548, described as face veil; stiff black fabric with overall diamond pattern; green grosgrain ribbon attached across the top, the long ends serving as ties.
Hearst Museum object titled Veil, accession number 9-15728, described as Chaddar", head veil. Cotton, silk. Plain weave, embroidered. Red ground, cream, yellow and green designs. Floral, geometric motives. 2 yards, 23 inches by 34 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Veil, accession number 5-14577, described as Veil, "bui-bui" (spider). Black nylon or silk, a large dress-like piece with a tie in the back, and a separate piece of cloth of a different texture sewed underneath the tie. Width 87 centimeters, length 1.65 meters. Made by both men and women. Used by Muslim women when outside their homes. Cost USD $10.70 [at collection date 1984].
Hearst Museum object titled Veil, accession number 9-15734, described as Head veil, "chaddar"? Cotton, silk. Plain weave, embroidered. Red ground, cream, yellow and green designs. Floral, geometric motives. 2 yards, 26 inches by 49 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Veil, accession number 9-22560, described as off white veil with needlework unset at eye level. veil is secured with two elastic straps and silver colored metal claps with faux stones.
Hearst Museum object titled Veil, accession number 9-326, described as Veil. Black cotton atatched with braided blue cotton cords to blue velvet band. Band trimmed with gold cord embroidery, gold colored, metal coins and tubular piece attached to cords. Mrs. Nurhan Atasoy, Department of History of Art, University of Istanbul, Turkey, 1981 also indentifies this piece as Ottoman.

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