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Woman's 'üçetek' (robe). Biga (Çanakkale), Turkey.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 5, 2016 at 5:29pm

The rear of a ‘dokuma işli üçetek’ (handwoven and worked robe-with-three-panels) from the Pomak villages near Biga (Çanakkale province), mid-20th c. Handwoven woollen fabric, adorned with cotton embroidery, silver and gold zigzag ribbons, sequins (metallic & mica), small glass beads, (cotton or orlon) pom-poms, buttons. (Inv.nr. üçe021 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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