Purdah - Veil Requirements

This image is from Afghaunistan, an 1848 work by Lieutenant James Rattray.  The book, now maintained at the British Library, notes that Afghan women of higher classes strictly observed purdah, as did Muslim (and Hindu) women in Hindustan.  Veils, as depicted in this illustration, were required to be worn outside the home.

Credits

Ladies Of Caubul (1848) - This lithograph is taken from plate 24 of Afghaunistan, by Lieutenant James Rattray.

Image online, courtesy the British Library's Oriental and India Office Collection.