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Head covering from Vlașca

End of 19th century

National Museum of the Romanian Peasant

National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
Bucharest, Romania

A specific style with the hair tied in a bun over the nape of the neck, on which rests an iron ring covered in cloth, called a mecheț, placed on the crown of the head. Young women then wore a ribbon of gold or silver coins, and on top a large, richly ornamented raw silk kerchief, with one end folded over the crown of the head in such a way that one corner hung over the middle of the brow.

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  • Title: Head covering from Vlașca
  • Date Created: End of 19th century
  • Location Created: Romania, Vlașca
  • Type: Headdress
  • Rights: National Museum of the Romanian Peasant
  • Medium: Gold, silver, silk
National Museum of the Romanian Peasant

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