Women Jewelry in Mukeryanm - Part 14

Leila Nourani

Qashi Ba Pelka

This kind of Qash has three to five decorative chains and coins (Pelka). It was mostly used for Mekhak necklaces or on the Kawa.

Qashi Ba Rishou

A kind of Qash with chains hanging on it. The chains are attached to different kinds of gold coins.

Qashi Qabzanoushtou

It is a triangular jewelry made of silver or Warsaw. The middle of this jewelry can be simple or has a red or blue gem stone on it. There is a hook on one of its angles and on one side of it, there are several chains. It is a kind of Qash that its chains are attached to five delicate almond shape Pelk and it was used for "Taskilaw" (Kurdish women's hats). It used to be made with three chains or five chains. The chains were attached to Qirani and they were used for "Kawa".

Qiran

It was Iran's currency at the time of Qajar and the beginning of the Pahlavi regime and it is equal to one rial. It was made of silver. There were one Qiran, two Qiran, and five Qiran which were used to make bracelets, or clothes ornaments while mixing them with Mourou (beads).

Qizil Minjkh

It is a kind of gold bead that is used to make anklets with little Mourou or it is used with larger Mourou to make necklaces. When the masters made large sized gold ornaments, the little chips and flakes were made into little balls with a hole in the middle of them to make Qizil Minjkh with it which was hard work to do.

Qol Bagh

Glass bracelets which can be worn on the arm or the wrist.

Go and Mourou

It is a combination of gold balls and round or flat jade, amber, turquoise, jujube, opal, and … to make hand chains, earrings, necklaces, or Barmour.

Qubbah and Mourou

Qubbah are little gold bowl shaped pieces that can contain the Mourou to be used in different kinds of jewelry.

Sarqol

Little ornaments are sewn to the Kawa sleeves.

Qoytas

It is a kind of jewelry made with medium sized Qubbah. Three chains are attached to its bottom part and it was used to be sewn to Kochka chain, Kawa or Sukhma bottom part, and Sarpola.

Qoytas with Gizhnizh

A kind of Qoytas that has a kind of very small pieces on it that are called Gizhnizh. Some chains are also attached to their bottom part. It was also used to be sewn to different pieces of clothing.

Kilaw

A kind of hat or scarf made of silk.

Kilaw Altoun

A kind of Kilaw with gold coins attached to it.

Kilaw Birnou

A kind of top hat that was worn by the youth.

Taqila Kilaw

A kind of hat made of fabrics and threads.

Tanji Kilaw

1. A figure that is made of some particular methods of embroidery and looks like ˄ and is sewn in the middle of the hat.

2. A piece of jewelry that looks like a flower and is sewn to the middle of the hat.

Dama Kilaw/ Pirpira Kilaw

The chain of coins that are sewn to the bottom of the Taskilaw. In the past, women used to put on a Kilaw and wrap Hawri around it. They also used to sew ten, twelve, or at least eight Ottoman Lira to their Kilaw.

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