A young girl's head cover called Bukhnaq used before marriage it is a translucent hijab non transparent covering the head and shoulders. It surrounds the face to the underside of the chin and extends at the front down to the waist. The back is longer, extending to the ankles.
This bukhnaq is made of silk chiffon. It is embroided by machine with synthetic gold and silver threads in traditional motifs. The area around the face and extending down the front is elaborately embroided
The bukhnaq is a piece worn extensively by the girls in najd and and the gulf region. The name is derived from makhnaq, and khinaq, meaning neck or throat, and refers to the way it is worn, like a cap tied at the neck. It is a traditional garment for veiling girls from a young age until puberty or until they would marry and begin to wear abaya and Burqa. The construction of the bukhnaq frees the girls from the from needing to fasten and adjust a hijab (veil)
The elaborate embroidery work framing the face is sometimes in talli or Naqdah, but Zari is more common. And At the apex of the head is usually a Taj (crown) motif but not necessarily. Simple designs are sometimes employed, but more often the garment is decorated in gold, especially around the face. The decoration is made intensive to make the fabric stiff. The bukhnaq is given different local names depending on the type of embroidery used.