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Rural bridal headgear. Konya – Karaman / Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 13, 2016 at 3:05am

Bridal headgear. Rural, from the Konya-Karaman region, 1925-1950. The heavy cap (‘paralı fes’ = hat with money) is made of cotton and 420 late-Ottoman & early-Republican coins (silver, nickel, copper). (Kavak Costume Collection-Antwerpen/Belgium).

Comments

Peter Hoesli February 13, 2016 at 6:12am

Dear Jean-Marie; How beautiful. I am glad that you are identifying your pieces so well. I have posted a photo of my hat on this site, which is pretty identical with yours. Please have a look at it... With kind regards. Peter
Jean-Marie Criel April 18, 2016 at 9:32pm

The same picture, but in higher resolution.