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23-JUN-2010

Sanliurfa June 2010 9030b.jpg

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Some colourful traditional collars for horses.
In old times, the beads were made of glass paste; progress has turned them into plastic ones. Only the ‘göz’ (= eye) amulet beads (the round ones, with a blue eye on a white background) are still made of glass; they should protect the animal from evil eye and accidents.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Source: The Kavak Etnographic Collection from Anatolia, Antwerpen/Belgium.

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