Az arany hajháló története – nők és fejviseleteik a régészeti feltárástól a történeti értelmezésig
The Story of the Golden Hairnet: Women’s Headwear from Archaeological Discovery to Historical Interpretation

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines early modern women’s headwear in the Carpathian Basin, with particular focus on the social meanings attached to hair covering and marital status. In early modern society, women’s appearance was regulated by normative systems in which hair visibility functioned as a key visual marker of social identity. Through the combined analysis of archaeological finds, written sources, and visual representations, the study explores the role of the hair net (hálós főkötő) as part of married women’s headwear. A sixteenth-century burial from Sztána serves as a case study, demonstrating how headwear functioned not merely as dress but as a socially embedded sign system expressing status, gender, and life stage.

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