Woman's wedding veil (Abochhini), 19th century, Cotton, silk, embroidery, Pakistan, 19th century, Abochhini (women’s wedding shawl) embroideries were created by women of all faiths (Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh) in the northern Punjab and Sindh regions of the subcontinent, now divided by India and Pakistan. Treasured heirlooms and a source of a woman’s personal wealth, abochhinis were often given along maternal lines at rites of passage, such as marriage and birth

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