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Headdress - Turkmenistan

Posted by Peter Hoesli on November 3, 2015 at 9:40pm

Measuring 42cm in width.

Comments

Thelma November 4, 2015 at 10:56am

This is a fantastic piece, Peter. Congratulations.
ingrid Langerak November 4, 2015 at 11:59am

Peter, how is this worn, it looks to me more like a brassiere. Very fascinating and worn. Gr.Ingrid.
Peter Hoesli November 4, 2015 at 5:15pm

Dear Thelma and Ingrid; Many thanks for your messages. You are right Ingrid, the first time, I have seen this piece, I had to think of Madonna.... However, the Turkoman headpieces are huge (same as the one, which I have recently posted) and therefore, it does fit. With kind regards. Peter
Joost Daalder November 4, 2015 at 10:23pm

It is most definitely a headpiece, worn on a large structure above the head. A classical example of its type.
ingrid Langerak November 4, 2015 at 10:42pm

Dear Peter and Joost, thank you for your confirmation that it is a headdress. Going to look again at the earlier photo you placed Peter.
Charlotte Dakin-Norris November 5, 2015 at 12:46pm

Sarah posted a photo of Mata Hari on Facebook which I have just added to my photos here...I hope that nobody minds!
ingrid Langerak November 5, 2015 at 1:24pm

I saw that too Charlotte, GR. Ingrid.
Joost Daalder November 5, 2015 at 2:24pm

The way this is worn as part of a large headdress is shown in the D. and R. Schletzer book *Alter Silberschmuck der Turkmenen*, p. 212. The piece is called a "serajna".
Charlotte Dakin-Norris November 5, 2015 at 2:42pm

Dear Joost - thank you. That is another book to go onto my shopping list! I have tried searching for images of how it would be worn on Google, but no luck yet.
Joost Daalder November 5, 2015 at 7:22pm

Hi Charlotte (and others): Google "serajna Schletzer". You will get four entries. Choose the FOURTH entry, which is a PDF. That will show you pages (I think 39 and 40) which contain both a photo of the serajna itself (very similar to Peter's) and next the drawing in the Schletzer book. Good luck!