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Mantillas

Scope note

Large veils, often of black or white lace, covering the head and shoulders and sometimes worn over a high hair comb; worn especially by Spanish and Latin American women.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300046124

Broader Terms used

veils

Equivalent Terms used

mantilla

Created

13yrs ago

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