- 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.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.