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Kurdish headgear. Adiyaman / Turkey. Rural, 1980.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on April 16, 2016 at 1:58am

Elderly Kurdish women in traditional daily costumes, including impressive headgear (called 'kôfi'). From the Adiyaman province, rural fashion, 1980. Large 'kôfi', such as these, explain the existence of larger-than-normal tepeliks (metal head cover) in Kurdistan.

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