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Bukharan Kippah in the form of a Doppi

Artist Bukharan artist

Date1910–1917

MediumVelvet, wool, cotton, gilt and silver thread

Dimensionsheight: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGiven in memory of David (Penchaosadeh) Pinchot by Janice Pinchot Woychik and Rick Woychik

Object number2024.19.1

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Label TextThe kippah is a traditional Jewish head covering worn out of reverence to heaven above. Customs for wearing the kippah and its appearance vary across different communities and often take on local flavors. This example takes the form of a doppi, a traditional head covering worn by ethnic and religious groups across Central Asia, including communities of the Bukharan region in present-day Uzbekistan, where this kippah was created.

Fashioned of sumptuous materials with an interior lining of distinctive ikat fabric, this is particularly elaborate example that would have been worn on holidays and lifecycle events like weddings and bar mitzvahs.
[S. Burrus, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," 2024]ProvenanceCreated prior to 1917 in region of Bukhara; purchased 1917 by family of David Pinchot; thence by descent to Janice Woychik, Chapel Hill, NC; given to the NCMA in February, 2023.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," November 4, 2024-December 1, 2025. Object Rights Statement

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