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Publication Date:

1/4/23

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1/4/23

Uyğur Bridal Veils

A brief discussion on the Uyğur bridal veil

There are at least two terms for Uyğur veils: çaçwağ and läçäk / liçäk. The former, associated with bridal customs, seems more likely to be the name of the veil shown here in Figure 1. Though, it should be noted that I could not find any sources verifying this designation.

Figure 1: Uyğur (Uyghur) Çaçwağ, Uyğuristan (East Turkistan). Copyright - Leslie Stem.
Figure 1: Uyğur (Uyghur) Çaçwağ, Uyğuristan (East Turkistan). Copyright - Leslie Stem.

These veils typically, but not always, accompany a tied pair of cala or “tassels.”

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