A Persian Lady Veiled to Walk Abroad

Notes:

P. 288 "Like all Persian females, when they walk abroad, their faces were closely veiled. Muhammedan law denounces death on any female who exposes her face to a male beyond the limits of her own household. A large covering is thrown over the person, when they go out, to which is commonly attached a small veil before the face with a patch of network half the size of a hand, before the eyes, to enable them to see to walk. This rigorous seclusion is, doubtless, as fruitful a source, as it is striking an index, of the unfaithful character of Muhammedan females. The practice of veiling in itself is said extensively to facilitate and screen illicit connexions." This image of a Persian woman away from her home shows her wearing a large outer garment called the chador (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 17) and a white veil.

Date Created:

1843-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Costume History Collection

Subject Topic:

Qajar, veils (headgear), cloaks, women, veils,, Perkins, Justin 1805-1869, Upper class--Iran, Clothing and dress--Iran, Women, and Iran (nation)

Rights:

For use of digital image, contact Special Collections, Waldo Library, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49008

URL:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/WMUwmu~85~85~430844~127794