Crown

Unknown

late 19th–early 20th century · Silver; with silver shot, table-cut carnelians, turquoise beads, and gilded loop-in-loop chains with pendants · Islamic Art

Turkmen women wear a variety of different headdresses called sinsile. This piece, an example of the type worn by young girls every day until they are married, is remarkable for its opulence. It is a crown richly embellished with 377 turquoise beads and 33 table-cut carnelians. Thirteen pendants in teardrop form suspended from chains hang from the bottom section of the crown. The upper section is decorated with three half moons, a symbol of the rise and decline of human life.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Silver; with silver shot, table-cut carnelians, turquoise beads, and gilded loop-in-loop chains with pendants

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2006