Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Suluki and Muttahidah families

Suluki and Muttahidah families

Left to right: (seated) Shukr Allah Muttahidah, Rahim and Tavus Muttahidah, Yahuda Suluki; (standing) Lalahzar Suluki (Arbab), Murad Suluki, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified; (children) Raf’at, Munavvar, Nijat Allah, Nusrat, and Gawhar Muttahidah (infant held by Tavus). Photograph taken in the home of Arbab Lalahzar Suluki.

Item Details

  • Date circa. 1925 or 1926
  • Notes

    Historical Note: The young boy in the center back is wearing a large melonlike hat that at that time was usually worn by villagers. Note the lapels on the jackets of the men, influenced by European fashions, while the shirt and vest are typically Iranian. Note also that the young girl on the left is already wearing a chador. Item information based on source data from CIJOH.

  • Collections Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History
  • Repository Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History (564-P-1996)
  • Restrictions Use of collection materials for publication purposes must cite the Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History as the current repository.
  • Accessed 14 February 2012
  • Last Edited 12 August 2013
  • Record no. 1025A70
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