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photo: Júlia Lustosa

Rubies and emeralds, 2017. By Jessica Andersdotter.

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“Ah yes, the traditional Mongolian women’s hairstyle, A HAT.”

Mongolian archer women in armor

Mongolian skullcap for women, c.1900

Battsetseg Turbat, Miss Mongolia 2014, during the “traditional dance” event. Photos by Adrian Fisk.

According to legend, the traditional tall hats worn by Mongolian women were created so that men and women could be told apart at a distance, since women archers were present in Mongol armies. Counting the hat and the peacock feathers, she is three meters tall.

One of the largest ethnic minorities in China and one that once ruled half of the world-the Mongols (蒙古族). This oblong headdress, called Gugu Guan (罟罟冠) was popular to the noblewomen of the Mongol court. Just like the Liang batou (兩把頭) and Qitou (旗頭) of the Manchurian, only noble Mongol women wear these one reason is because the shape of this headdress limited the women from moving a lot and whenever they move they will be slow and elegant. Another reason is that this headdress is a symbol of Mongolian power, so Han women don’t usually wear them.

This photoset shows three ancient portraits of Empress of the Yuan dynasty (元朝) and also a Gugu Guan unearthed as well as modern women wearing the headdress.

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A photograph of Ingundari.

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bear clan went hard in the 30’s

necklace, Huichol Arte (Huichol)