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Silver tepelik. Urfa / Turkey. (Private collection, Urfa).

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on April 22, 2016 at 2:56pm
Silver 'tepelik' (woman's hat cover) from Urfa. Ca. 1925-1950. Worn by all ethnic groups of the region: Kurds, Arabs, Turks, Assyrian Christians,... (Private collection, Urfa).
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Tags: Anatolia, Turkey, tepelik.
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  • Betty April 22, 2016 at 4:31pm

    Very beautiful, must have looked stunning when worn.

  • Peter Hoesli April 23, 2016 at 7:56am

    Dear Jean-Marie; This is a very beautiful head decoration and very similar to the one, which I have posted some time ago... With kind regards. Peter

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