Battoulah
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Battoulah (
Persian Gulf region, including Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iraq and Qatar, as well as in southern Iran.[7] The mask usually indicates that the wearer is married.[1] Historically, it was also used to fool enemies into thinking that the women they spied from a distance were actually men.[8]
Origin
The origin of the battoulah is unknown.[7] Multiple theories exist on where it may have originated. It is thought to have entered the Eastern Arabian Peninsula from Gujarat in late 18th century.[9]
Variants
Multiple variants of the battoulah exist, and some are specific to cities and regions. The "Zabeel cut" design has a narrow top and a broad, curved bottom, and is worn in
Qeshm, the masks were designed to fool invaders, so they would mistake women for male soldiers.[4]
Gallery
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A woman wearing the Battoulah in the United Arab Emirates.
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An elderly female wearing the battoulah in the United Arab Emirates.
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A woman wearing the Battoulah in Bandar Abbas fish market.
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A woman in Qeshm Island wearing a Battoulah
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An elderly woman in Oman wearing the Battoulah.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "History Project: The burqa". The National. 1 December 2014.
- ^ "The story behind the mask". thezay.org. August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "In pictures: Iran and the masks of the Minab market". The Middle East Eye. 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b "The beautiful Iranian women captured in their boregheh masks". News Nation TV. 11 February 2019.
- ^ Brydon, Lynne; Chant, Sylvia H. (11 August 1989). Women in the Third World: Gender Issues in Rural and Urban Areas. Rutgers University Press. p. 29 – via Internet Archive.
batula islamic.
- ISBN 9789384878030– via Google Books.
- ^ a b electricpulp.com. "CLOTHING xxiii. Clothing of the Persian Gulf – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org.
- ^ a b "The masked women of southern Iran". Qanatara.de. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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