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Bridal headgear. Late-Ottoman. Bursa Ethnografical Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 24, 2016 at 1:03am
Exuberant bridal headgear. Urban style, from Bursa, 1900-1950. The headscarf is adorned with ‘telkırma’ (or: Bartın işi = work from Bartın): folding thin silver slat into the fabric, creating two identical sides. The silver glitter festoons that hang down are a late 19th century addition that started in Istanbul; it was exclusively used for brides. This urban fashion has been adopted in villages of the Bursa province too.
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  • Peter Hoesli February 26, 2016 at 9:43am

    WOW, what a head piece - it looks gorgeous Jean-Marie! I would like to have one of those in my collection.... With kind regards. Peter

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