Saeed Badihi

A collection of objects of everyday life and legal and financial documents, including settlements and two marriage contracts

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Collection Highlights

Kohl pouch

Dowry registry of Kawkab Sultan Khanum, 1883

Comb and its pouch

Salt and prayer pouch

Shalitah

Pouch

Collection Details

Dates Late-18th to early-20th century
Date Acquired 2015
Last Edited 19 January 2018
Record Number 15166

Genres sales & settlements legal & financial marriage contracts dowry registries correspondence petitions objects embroidery
Subjects money property and property management inheritance siblings children husband and wife marriage qanats grains water and irrigation mahr wills custody of children gardens baths and bath accessories pilgrimages and shrines debts and loans death prayer fasts mosques funerals and burials taʻziyah charity gold power of attorney quarreling dowry copper boxes (containers) tableware bedding carpets household furnishings hookahs tablecloths kitchenware clothing receipts divorce slaves servants petitions rent shoes fabrics tirmah bags (containers) Qur’an embroidery hats religious objects hair ornaments and styles cosmetics mirrors opium

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