Skullcap, Cotton: embroidered, early 20th century
Object Name:
Skullcap
Place Made:
Uzbekistan
Date:
early 20th century
Medium:
Cotton: embroidered
Dimensions:
3 × 8 in. (7.6 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchase: The Jewish Museum
Accession Number:
JM 218-68

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The cap of silk or cotton threads embroidered in floral shapes was a popular type of Jewish men's head covering in Bukhara. The cap was finished with a horizontal band of a different pattern.

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