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[[File:WLA vanda Turban ornament incomplete.jpg|thumb|Sarpech (Turban ornament) with [[Safed chalwan]] back]]<br />
The '''sarpech''' ({{lang-ur|سرپیچ}}/{{lang-hi|सरपेच}}, from [[Persian language|Persian]]), also known as an [[aigrette]], is a turban ornament that was worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes. ''Sar'' means "head" or "front" and ''pech'' means "screw", giving the word ''"sarpech"'' the literal meaning "that which is screwed onto the front (of the turban)". The ''sarpech'' was also worn in [[Persia]], where it was known as ''jikka'' or ''jiqa'' ({{lang-fa|جقه}}), meaning "crest" or "tuft", and in [[Turkey]], where it was known as the ''sorguch'', a name considered a corrupt form of the Persian word {{transl|fa|sarpush}}.<br />
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In India, dominantly two kinds of turban ornaments exist: the ''sarpech'' and the [[Kalgi]] (ornament).<ref name="untracht430">{{cite book|last=Untracht|first=Oppi|title=Traditional Jewelry in India|year=1997|publisher=Harry N. Abrams|location=London|page=430|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1ZQAAAAMAAJ|ref="Untracht"}}</ref><br />
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== Origin and etymology ==<br />
[[File:WLA vanda Turban jewels.jpg|thumb|150px|Jadau sarpech (turban ornament), 18th-century]]<br />
In [[India]], various types of Sarpech are found depending on their time of production. Those produced in the 16th and 17th centuries resembled a [[Feather#Utilitarian functions|plume]] and were worn on the right side of the turban. Their material depended on the occasion. The original 16th-century Sarpech was a single unit; then, in the 18th century, two side units were added. With the 19th century, emphasis on elaborate jewelry increased and there were Sarpech big enough to cover half the turban.<ref name="untracht430" /><br />
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== Structure ==<br />
This is a general description of the Sarpech. The basic structure of a [[gold]] Indian Sarpech is flat (''hamwar''). It is a single sheet of metal with gemstones set in its hollow construction. Designs are usually symmetrical (''ba-qarina'') and gemstones are set (''jadau'') on the front (''rukh''). The backside is exquisitely enameled too but remains hidden from the viewer. ''Sarpeches'' with one upward rising unit are known as ''ek kalangi'' while those with three projections are called ''tin kalangi''. Most Sarpech patterns are floral in nature and seem to have borrowed from the existing textile vocabulary in [[Mughal India]].<ref>{{cite book|last=al-Ahmad al-Sabah|first=Sheikh Nasser Sabah|title=Treasury of the world exhibition|date=May 2001|publisher=Thames & Hudson|location=London|page=160|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f6JpQgAACAAJ&dq=treasury+of+the+world&hl=en&sa=X&ei=39oPT5u7Go2rrAfCn8yAAg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Turbans]]<br />
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