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Shterntichl

(binda)

Yad

A headcovering for married women composed of two bands with precious stones and pearls sewn onto them, encircling the head. 

Translations

  • Hebrewשטרנטיכל
  • GermanShterntichl
  • RussianШтернтихл
  • FrenchShterntikhl
  • DutchHoofddoek
  • ItalianShterntichl
  • CzechČelenka pro vdanou ženu
  • HungarianCsillagkendő
  • SpanishShterntijl
  • GreekΣτέρντιχλ
  • PolishNaczółek
  • Arabicغطاء رأس للنساء (شترنتخل)
  • Yiddishשטערנשטיכל
  • LadinoShterntichl

Bibliography

Frankel, Giza. “Notes on the Costume of the Jewish Woman in Eastern Europe.” Journal of Jewish Art, ed. Bezalel Narkiss, vol. 7, 1980, pp. 50-7.

Goldberg-Mulkiewicz, Olga. “Dress.” The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, 5 Aug. 2010.

The Jewish Wardrobe: From the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, ed. Esther Juhasz, Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2012, pp. 116-17, 324.

Muchawsky-Schnapper, Ester, ed. A World Apart Next Door. Glimpses into the Life of Hasidic Jews, Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2012, pp. 142-5.

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