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Small garment clasp, from NW Anatolia / Turkey. Late-Ottoman style, ca. 1925.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on April 11, 2016 at 2:10am
Small garment clasp, from northwestern Anatolia. Late-Ottoman, ca. 1925. The clasp is silver plated bronze with set glass paste stones; the chains and dangles are silver. They are fixed (sewed) to a bridal vest from Keles (near Bursa): see the close-up of the costume below. (Inv.n° müç113 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).
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Tags: Anatolia, Bursa, Karakeçeli, Keles, NW, Turkey, Yörük.
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  • Jean-Marie Criel April 11, 2016 at 2:15am

    2506039703?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024A close-up of our full bridal costume from the Karakeçeli Yörüks of Keles, with the garment clasp sewed to the red vest. (Kavak Costume Collection, Antwerpen).

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