Photograph of a couple no. 054

Photograph of a couple, Revan Kaçar (1918-1983) and Zalihe Kaçar (1911-1993). The photograph was taken in the interior of a house; two steps and a door are seen at the background. There is no date, but from the age of the persons – the wife is seven years older – we can presume that the photograph was taken in the late 1940s. Revan’s hair is cut very short; he also has a moustache. He wears a loom-woven white linen shirt with collar and cuffs, black knee-breeches (kara dizlik) and a red sash around his waist (kırmızı kuşak/guşak). The attire is complemented with hand-knitted, black stockings, made with the elastic knitting design (lastik örneği çorap), and flat tab front shoes (dilli potin). The wife, Zalihe Kaçar, stands on the left side of her husband, so close that their hands touch. Her long black hair falls in loose tresses over the shoulders on the chest, and is partly covered with a white kerchief decorated with hand-printed or painted patterns (yazma çember), the ends of which are tied under the chin. She wears a long dress made of flower-patterned fabric, and machine-sewn. Over the dress, which has a low V-neck, she wears a ready-made woollen jacket (hırka). Under the dress she wears long white pants (Karpaz donu), woven on the loom with Indian yarns; their lower part, from below the knees to the ankles, is exposed, and the edges are decorated with crochet lace jasmine patterns. The stockings are hand-knitted and colourful, the shoes black with buttons at the sides. Source: Rukiye Kaçar. Village: Galinoporni (Kaleburnu), Karpasia, Famagusta District.