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

  • A woman wearing the Battoulah in the United Arab Emirates.
    A woman wearing the Battoulah in the United Arab Emirates.
  • An elderly female wearing the battoulah in the United Arab Emirates.
    An elderly female wearing the battoulah in the United Arab Emirates.
  • A woman wearing the Battoulah in Bandar Abbas fish market.
    A woman wearing the Battoulah in Bandar Abbas fish market.
  • A woman in Qeshm Island wearing a Battoulah
    A woman in Qeshm Island wearing a Battoulah
  • An elderly woman in Oman wearing the Battoulah.
    An elderly woman in Oman wearing the Battoulah.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Other names include al-burghu,[2] burqué,[3] boregheh[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "History Project: The burqa". The National. 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ "The story behind the mask". thezay.org. August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "In pictures: Iran and the masks of the Minab market". The Middle East Eye. 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The beautiful Iranian women captured in their boregheh masks". News Nation TV. 11 February 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ISBN 9789384878030
    – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b electricpulp.com. "CLOTHING xxiii. Clothing of the Persian Gulf – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org.
  8. ^ a b "The masked women of southern Iran". Qanatara.de. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ISBN 9781860643101
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