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Traditional festive costume (close-up) - Bursa / Turkey. Late-Ottoman.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 20, 2016 at 5:57pm

Close-up of a traditional festive ensemble (‘şalvar’/baggy trousers + ‘cepken’/long-sleeved vest) from the Bursa region. Late-Ottoman, well-to-do rural style, circa 1925. Adorned with goldwork embroidery (in ‘Maraş işi’-technique) on silk. Trousers and vest were purchased in Bursa in 1988. (Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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