Kippah (Yiddish: jarmełke, Hebrew: kippa), also called mycka (from German Müze - cap) is a small round cap covering only the top of the head, worn by Jewish men. The presented kippah is machine-made from burgundy velvet. Its top is decorated with a Star of David made of white haberdashery. The bottom is trimmed with a burgundy and white knitted application. The sewn-on elements are additionally decorated with single dark beads. The kippah has a purple lining. The kippah might have been worn on holidays as the caps used on a daily basis were usually simple and more modest.
Wearing a kippah is a custom and is not mentioned anywhere in the Torah or Talmud. Perhaps its origin can be traced back to ancient Middle Eastern traditions, when headwear was a sign of respect and service. The obligation to cover the head at all times became popular among European Jews in the Middle Ages. In traditional Jewish communities, a boy puts a kippah on for the first time during the haircut ceremony at the age of 3.
The item was purchased for the collection of the Lublin Open Air Village Museum in 2009 from "Galeria Antyków" in Łódź.