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13-DEC-2006

Bursa dec 2007 1343.jpg

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All these pictures were taken at the Etnographic Museum near the Blue Mosque and Blue Türbe.

Urban silk wedding dress in European 1930’s style.
The silver glitter festoons hanging down from the headgear is a local Bursa City addition (20th century, I guess), only used for brides. Since its introduction, it has been adopted in villages of the province too.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: The Kavak Collection of Anatolian Costumes, Antwerpen/Belgium.
& several personnal visits to the Bursa Etnografya Müzesi.

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