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Late-Ottoman 'ferace' (Islamic street-wear). Aleppo (Syria) or Gaziantep (Turkey), ca. 1900.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on June 12, 2016 at 12:36am

Late-Ottoman street-wear, from the Aleppo-Gaziantep area, ca. 1900. Exported from there to many urban centers in Anatolia and the Levant. Called 'ferace', 'bürgü' or 'çarşaf' in Anatolia (depending on the region where it was worn). Made of two large rectangular pieces of silk (ca. 110 x 210 cm), sewed together to form a baggy skirt and a kind of large airy cape. The silk fabric is locally called 'meydaniye'. Purchased in Konya, in 1995. (Inv.n° fer004 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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Jean-Marie Criel June 12, 2016 at 2:46am

Two close-ups of the garment (top half of the front & lower edge of the rear).

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