Yashmak
In today's world, Yashmak has become increasingly important in various areas. Whether in the context of technology, politics, culture or any other aspect of everyday life, Yashmak has become a relevant topic that captures the attention and interest of a large number of people around the world. From its impact on society to its implications for the future, Yashmak has become a source of debate and reflection, generating endless opinions and perspectives. In this article, we will analyze in depth the importance of Yashmak and its influence on our current reality.
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A yashmak, yashmac or yasmak (from Turkish: yaşmak, "a veil"[1]) is a Turkish and Turkmen type of veil or niqāb worn by women to cover their faces in public. Today, there is almost no usage of this garment in Turkey. In Turkmenistan, however, it is still consciously used by some married women in the presence of elder relatives of a husband.[2][3]
Description
Unlike an ordinary veil, a yashmak contains a head-veil and a face-veil in one, thus consisting of two pieces of fine muslin, one tied across the face under the nose, and the other tied across the forehead draping the head.
A yashmak can also include a rectangle of woven black horsehair attached close to the temples and sloping down like an awning to cover the face, called peçe, or it can be a veil covered with pieces of lace, having slits for the eyes, tied behind the head by strings and sometimes supported over the nose by a small piece of gold.
See also
Notes
- ^ From an identical Old Turkic verb meaning "to cover, hide". The original verb has become obsolete and a new verb, yaşmak-la-mak , "to veil", has developed.
- ^ Adrienne Lynn Edgar (5 September 2006). Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan. Princeton University Press. pp. 235–238. ISBN 978-1-4008-4429-6.
- ^ Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood; W. J. Vogelsang (1 December 2008). Covering the Moon: An Introduction to Middle Eastern Face Veils. Peeters. pp. 200–206. ISBN 978-90-429-1990-7.
Sources
- Adrienne Lynn Edgar (5 September 2006). Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan. Princeton University Press. pp. 235–238. ISBN 978-1-4008-4429-6.
- Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood; W. J. Vogelsang (1 December 2008). Covering the Moon: An Introduction to Middle Eastern Face Veils. Peeters. pp. 61–63. ISBN 978-90-429-1990-7.
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