Seyed Masoud Mousavi Azar

A collection of family photographs, a painting, a birth certificate, and objects of daily life, along with an audio interview with Fakhr al-Sadat Mir Fakhrayi. Most of items in this collection were a part of Fakhr al-Sadat’s dowry, given to her by her mother, Zahra Khanum.

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Dates Early to mid 20th century
Date Acquired June 4, 2015
Last Edited 16 September 2016
Record Number 15162

Genres audio files interviews photographs embroidery objects birth and death records genealogies writings
Subjects baths and bath accessories breast feeding childbirth circumcision dance friendship gossip horses and horse riding infants jewels and jewelry literacy love marriage marriage proposal mediation memoirs midwife music pillage pregnancy rites and ceremonies servants suicide veils weddings architecture clothing hats portraits drawings and paintings carpets children group portraits religious objects hair ornaments and styles siblings flowers automobiles stores bicycles tablecloths embroidery fabrics household furnishings tirmah bags (containers) schools boxes (containers) silver tableware kitchenware mirrors tea sewing lamps dowry glassware birth records

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Seyed Masoud Mousavi Azar

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