This metallic cloth mask worn by Arab women is called a burqa, a symbol of femininity. In the past, it was worn by young Arab girls who had reached puberty or were married. From a distance it looks like it's made of metal, but it's just fabric😍; the metal would burn the skin.

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According to one version, the girls put on these masks so that from afar they could be mistaken for mustachioed men and thus scare away unwanted attention.

Yes, and I also read that this was due to some kind of imitation of birds from hawks)