(mehdor)
A wig-head ornament from Southern Morocco.
A wig-head ornament made of silver threads woven with horse or bovine hair and mounted on a cotton sheath with fastening straps. It was worn daily by the Jewish women of the Sous region (Southern Morocco).
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