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'Gerdanlık' necklace. Biga (Çanakkale), Turkey. Pomak.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on April 9, 2016 at 10:55pm
Traditional bridal/festive ‘gerdanlık’ (choker necklace). From the Pomak villages in the Biga district (Çanakkale province). 1925-1950. Bead-work with small glass beads, late-Ottoman coins and a shell. (Inv.nr. bon030 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium). (SOLD to the ‘Etnografisch Museum, Antwerpen’, as part of a full costume).
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Tags: Anatolia, Biga, Pomak, Turkey, immigrants.
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  • Peter Hoesli April 10, 2016 at 11:34am
    Very beautiful Jean-Marie. I just love beads combined with silver. With kind regards. Peter
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