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Headgear – Biga Pomaks / Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 12, 2016 at 2:31am
A traditional festive headgear for ‘genç kız’ (= not yet betrothed girls). From the Pomak villages near Biga (Çanakkale prov.), mid-20th c. The cap is adorned with metal sequins, glass beads, metal (imitation) Ottoman coins, (cotton or orlon) pom-poms. Characteristic for the headgear is the lavishly adorned ‘imitation hair’ (black cotton plaits, attached to the back of the hat). (Inv.nr. ba$034 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).The 'Biga Pomaks’ are Bulgarian Muslims, who emigrated from southern Bulgaria to their actual settlements in the Biga district (Çanakkale province, NW Anatolia) in 1878 (and following years).There is still a large Pomak minority living in Bulgaria nowadays (in the Rhodopes Mountains).
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Tags: Anatolia, Anatolia., Pomak, Turkey, headgear
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  • Peter Hoesli February 12, 2016 at 12:54pm
    Dear Jean-Marie; Very nice indeed! I just love the colors and workmanship - very special and rare! With kind regards. Peter
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