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Mrs. Yonan in the headdress of well-to-do Urmia Nestorians

Place: Urmia · today Iran
Date: 19th century

Portrait of Mrs. Yonan in the headdress worn by first-class (well-to-do) Nestorian women of Urmia: a jewelled band and lace veil drawn across the chin.

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Yonan, Persian Women (1898), via Internet Archive

Isaac Malek Yonan (author); photographer not named · Published 1898 in Nashville; public domain.

Mrs. Yonan in the headdress of well-to-do Urmia Nestorians

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