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Festive headgear – Beypazarı / Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 13, 2016 at 10:17pm

A large ‘yazma’ (head scarf) from Beypazarı (85 km west of Ankara). The embroidery is machine made and produced in a semi-artisan manner in a local workshop. Purchased in Beypazarı in 1994. (Inv.nr. yaz067 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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