Sarpech

The sarpech (Urdu: سرپیچ/Hindi: सरपेच, from Persian), also known as an aigrette, is a turban ornament that was worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.

The sarpech was also worn in Persia, where it was known as jikka or jiqa (Persian: جقه), meaning "crest" or "tuft", and in Turkey, where it was known as the sorguch, a name considered a corrupt form of the Persian word sarpush.

With the 19th century, emphasis on elaborate jewelry increased and there were Sarpech big enough to cover half the turban.

Designs are usually symmetrical (ba-qarina) and gemstones are set (jadau) on the front (rukh).

Most Sarpech patterns are floral in nature and seem to have borrowed from the existing textile vocabulary in Mughal India.