The agency of object: the doppa as a narrator for a dynamic Uyghur identity.

This article explores the Uyghur doppa from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to understand Uyghur cultural life and identity. It links the doppa to Uyghur history and the evolving sense of 'Uyghurness', reflecting its cultural significance today, both in Xinjiang and through the dia...

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Published in:	Central Asian Survey Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 117 - 131
Main Author:	Amerasinghe, Shalini
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2026
Subjects:	Cultural property Cultural prejudices Material culture Diaspora Headgear Uyghur (Turkic people) Cultural adaptation
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost