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Late-Ottoman amulet-necklace & belt buckle. NW Anatolia / Turkey. Bursa Museum of Ethnography.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 28, 2016 at 6:18pm
A double amulet-necklace ('muskalık') and a belt with buckle ('tokalı kemer'), presented on atraditional bridal costume (late-Ottoman urban style, ca. 1925-1950) from the Karakeçeli (Yörük) villages of the Keles district (south of Bursa). On exhibit in the Bursa Türk ve Islam Eserleri Müzesi. © (both pictures) Dick Osseman.
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Tags: Anatolia, Turkey, late-Ottoman
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  • Jean-Marie Criel February 28, 2016 at 6:21pm

    The museum doesn't give dating nor geographical origin.  My appreciation: both pieces can be assigned to northwestern Anatolia, and probably date from ca. 1850-1900.

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