Photograph of Hüseyin Mıstıkoğlu no. 049

Photograph of Hüseyin Mıstıkoğlu, born in 1909. The photograph was taken in 1948. He is shown ploughing a field outside the village of Kioneli (Gönyeli); the houses of the village with some palm trees and other trees in the gardens, are seen in the background. Hüseyin drives an iron plough drawn by two mules. The animals bear the traditional harness decorated with a series of bells under the neck; the plough is connected with the harness by iron chains. The man stands behind the plough guiding it with his right hand, and holds a long stick in his left hand. He wears the typical farmer’s dress: a white headscarf (gölgelik from gölge = shade) protects him from the sun; over a white shirt (gömlek) he has a grey cotton jacket (sakko/sakgo = coat, loose jacket), matched with farmer’s trousers (çiftçi pantalonu) and leather knee boots (çangar çizmesi); the boots are tied on the upper part, under the knees, with a string made of goat hair (keçi kılından örme). Around the waist he has a leather belt with buckle. Next to Hüseyin stands his three-year-old son, İdris; he wears a dress over a white blouse, the sleeves of which are exposed, white stockings and leather shoes. In the past boys used to wear dresses until their circumcision ceremonies. On the ground between the two, there is a seed basket (zembil) made of plaited palm leaves. Source: İdris Mıstıkoğlu. Village: Kioneli (Gönyeli), Nicosia District.