Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Humayun Kiyaniyan's wedding dress

Humayun Kiyaniyan's wedding dress

Belonged to Humayun Kiyaniyan (the mother of Farangis Kiyaniyan and wife of Kaykhusraw Kiyaniyan); includes three parts: a tir-u sikh style dress, a manteau worn on top of the dress, and an embroidered makna, worn over the head.

Item Details

  • Date late 19th/early 20th century
  • Notes

    According to Parvin Gharibshahi, the owner of this collection, only eight of these maknas now exist.

  • Dimensions Dress: width with sleeves: 155 cm, chest width: 64 cm, length:145 cm; manteau: width with sleeves: 168 cm, chest width: 57 cm, length:146 cm; makna: 93 x 328 cm
  • Collections Parvin Gharibshahi (Sadaqat Yazdi)
  • Repository Parvin Gharibshahi (Sadaqat Yazdi) Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 20 January 2015
  • Last Edited 27 March 2015
  • Record no. 14132A15
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