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Late-Ottoman ‘social events’ attire. Konya / Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 27, 2016 at 5:05pm

An urban ‘social events’ attire, worn during formal visits to other families. From the Konya province, early 20th c. Containing: a yellow-green silk ensemble (‘gömlek’/shirt + ‘şalvar’/baggy trousers), a striped silk ‘kuşak’ (waistband), an embroidered ‘ceket’ (half-long vest), low leather boots, a belt with metal buckle, a silver necklace and the headgear with two ‘oyalı yazma’ (scarf edged with Turkish lace) and an ‘alınlık’/forehead-jewel. (Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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