Tantura
London, United Kingdom
The British Museum
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Late 18th century to mid 19th century
As1991,01.1
Levant
Woman's head-dress found on Mount Lebanon. Associated with the Druze. This type of headdress disappeared between 1860 and 1880 following changes in the Mount Lebanon political structure with the stronger centralisation of the Ottoman government.
"Tantura" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;25;en
MWNF Working Number: UK 025
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