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Embroidered waist band. Western Anatolia, late-Ottoman, early 20th century.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on July 5, 2016 at 2:01am

An ‘uçkur’ (sash/waist band), generally worn by women. From western Anatolia, rural, ca. early 20th c. Cotton, adorned with two-sided (= identical on both sides) embroidery in silk & golden metallic thread + small motifs in ‘tel kırma’ (narrow metallic strips stuck through the fabric and then folded). Probably an apprentice's work (= young girl). The 'Greek cross'-motives indicate a possible 'Rum' (Greek Anatolian) origin. (Inv.n° brdw041 - Kavak Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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