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Bridal headgear – Çölovası (Afyon Dinar)/ Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on February 12, 2016 at 4:36am

Traditional bridal headgear from Türkmen villages in the Dinar district (Afyon province), e.g. in the valley of Çölovası. Style of the 1950s. Adorned with 19th century Ottoman coins: copper coins hanging from the ‘tepelik’ (metal cover of the cap) and silver & nickel coins attached to the ‘gıdıklık’ (the chain hanging along the temples and passing under the chin). (Inv.nr. baş031 - Kavak Costume Collection-Antwerpen/Belgium).

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