Face covering designed for people who have long beards and/or wear turbans or headwear

Made:
2020 in United Kingdom
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Face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Science Museum Group
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Face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, designed by Sunnie Delilah and made by her team at Delilah's Dressing Room, for people who have long beards and/or wear turbans or headwear, United Kingdom, 2020

Birmingham designer, Sunnie Delilah, developed a face covering for her father in law, Darshan Singh Garcha who has a long beard and wears a turban as part of his Sikh faith. He was struggling to use off the shelf face coverings as provided to him during his work as a bus driver. Providing a beard pocket and adding a toggle fastening has proven popular with many people, with orders being shipped worldwide. Rules around face coverings are have changed as restrictions have been increased or lessened in response to the pandemic.

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Object Number:
2022-1372
Materials:
cotton and plastic
Measurements:
overall: 270 mm x 160 mm x 180 mm,
type:
face covering