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Ruband - Bride's Face Veil. Mountain Tadjiks. Darvaz. Mid.-19th century
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The "ruband" veil was a part of the wedding attire of the highland Tadjik women of Kara-Tegin and Darvaz. It should cover the bride's face from the moment of her transporting to her future husband's home and during all the later ceremonies therein. The first acquaintance of the bridegroom's relatives with the newly married spouse took place during the rubinon ceremony (meaning "looking at the bride's face"), when they came one by one raising her veil, looking at her, and giving her presents. Covering of the bride's face was linked with the ancient custom of avoidance, which aim was to protect the girl from the evil eye and other malign forces during the wedding, a moment of great importance for the survival of her lineage. The bright, embroidered ornamentation of veils also had protective functions. From times immemorial roosters, abundant floral patterns, and red colors were associated with natural energy and the life-giving power of the sun and fire. It was believed that these decorative motifs averted a danger and brought good luck, prosperity and childbearing. Rubands were made by especially skilled embroiders and they were rather high valued.
Often a family had only one ruband successfully used at weddings by several generations of brides in this family as well as their neighbors. In late 19th-early 20th centuries, they became rare because of disappearance of home weaving and complexity of embroidery work, and were only preserved as relics in few families. In wedding ceremonies they were replaced by kerchiefs and shawls. |
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