Governor of Oróomiah, in His Official Attitude and Dress

Notes:

Colored lithograph shows a kneeling government official wearing a red tunic orb caba over a white shirt called a pirahan (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 9); a cummerbund or kamarband (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 11) with a dagger; a full beard and neck length hair; and a hat called kolah namadi (Vogelsang-Eastwood, p. 12) with a tassel at the tip. Shoberl refers to the pirahan as the peerahun (1845, p. 123)

Date Created:

1843-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Collection:

Costume History Collection

Subject Topic:

Qajar, hairstyles, tunics, daggers, headgear, cummerbunds, government officials, hats, Perkins, Justin 1805-1869, Clothing and dress--Iran, Public officers, Government officials, and Iran (nation)

Rights:

For use of digital image, contact Special Collections, Waldo Library, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 49008-5347

URL:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/detail/WMUwmu~85~85~430647~127787