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The tantour (tantoor) is a form of cone-shaped women's headdress similar to the hennin, popular in the Levant during the nineteenth century, but seldom seen after 1850 outside of use as a folk costume.^[1]^[2]

The tantour was a customary gift presented to the bride by her husband on their wedding day.^[3]

Gallery

Damascus fashion, illustration from the book Popular Costumes in Turkey, 1873
Lebanese fashion, illustration from the book Popular Costumes in Turkey, 1873
Tantour on a Druze woman in Chouf, Lebanon, 1870s
Recreated costume of a Lebanese princess from the nineteenth century, including a tantour

References

^ "19th Century Lebanese Princess", Almashriq, NO: Hiof
^ "The Tantour or Shihabbiyeen". TRMKT. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
^ "Origin of Levantine Costumes". Almashriq. Hiof. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

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[1] "19th Century Lebanese Princess", Almashriq, NO: Hiof

[2] "The Tantour or Shihabbiyeen". TRMKT. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

[3] "Origin of Levantine Costumes". Almashriq. Hiof. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

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+{{Short description|Levantine cone-shaped woman's headdress}}
 {{Arab culture}}
+The '''tantour''' (''tantoor'') is a form of cone-shaped women's headdress similar to the [[hennin]], popular in the [[Levant]] during the nineteenth century, but seldom seen after 1850 outside of use as a [[folk costume]].<ref>{{Citation | url = http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/600.technology/640/646/costumes_of_the_Levant/19th.html | contribution = 19th Century Lebanese Princess |title= Almashriq | publisher= Hiof | place = NO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.trmkt.com/tantour.htm |title= The Tantour or Shihabbiyeen |publisher= TRMKT | access-date= 2010-08-16}}</ref>
-[[File:Druzewomantantur.jpg|thumb|left|Tantour on a [[Druze]] woman in [[Chouf]], Lebanon - 1870s]]
-[[Image:Lebprincess.jpg|thumb|left|Recreated costume of a Lebanese princess from the nineteenth century, including a tantur]]
-The '''tantour''' (tantoor) was a form of cone-shaped woman's headdress similar to the [[hennin]], popular in the [[Levant]] during the nineteenth century, but seldom seen after 1850.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/600.technology/640/646/costumes_of_the_Levant/19th.html | contribution = 19th Century Lebanese Princess |title= Almashriq | publisher= Hiof | place = NO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.trmkt.com/tantour.htm |title= The Tantour or Shihabbiyeen |publisher= TRMKT | accessdate= 2010-08-16}}</ref>
+The tantour was a customary gift presented to the bride by her husband on their wedding day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/600/640/646/costumes_of_the_Levant/origin.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224115446/http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/600/640/646/costumes_of_the_Levant/origin.html|archive-date=2010-02-24|website=Almashriq|title=Origin of Levantine Costumes|publisher=Hiof|access-date=2010-08-16}}</ref>
+==Gallery==
-The tradition persisted longer in Lebanon among the [[Druze]], as evidenced by the 1870s photograph to the right.
+<gallery>
+File:Damascusfashion.jpg|Damascus fashion, illustration from the book ''Popular Costumes in Turkey,'' 1873
-The tantour was held in place by ribbons tied around the head.  A silk scarf was wound around the base with a white veil attached to the peak.  The height and composition of the tantour were proportional to the wealth of its owner, with the most splendid tantours made of gold and reaching as high as thirty inches. Some were encrusted with gems and pearls.
+File:Zahlefashion.jpg|Lebanese fashion, illustration from the book ''Popular Costumes in Turkey,'' 1873
+File:Druzewomantanturalt.png|Tantour on a [[Druze]] woman in [[Chouf]], Lebanon, 1870s
-The tantour was a customary gift presented to the bride by her husband on their wedding day.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://almashriq.hiof.no/general/600/640/646/costumes_of_the_Levant/origin.html | title = Almashriq | contribution = Origin of Levantine Costumes | publisher = Hiof | location = NO| accessdate=2010-08-16}}</ref>
+Image:Lebprincess.jpg|Recreated costume of a Lebanese princess from the nineteenth century, including a tantour
+</gallery>
 ==See also==
-*[[hennin]]
+*[[Hennin]]
+*[[Kokoshnik]]
+*[[Ochipok]]
+*[[Labbadeh]], traditional Lebanese men's headdress
 *[[Pointed hat]]
-*[[Ochipok]]
-*[[Kokoshnik]]
 *[[List of hats and headgear]]
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 [[Category:Arabic clothing]]
 [[Category:Middle Eastern clothing]]
-[[Category:Ottoman clothing]]
+[[Category:Clothing of the Ottoman Empire]]
 [[Category:Lebanese fashion]]
-[[Category:Druze]]
+[[Category:Druze culture]]
+[[Category:Women's clothing]]
 {{clothing-stub}}