Photograph of Mustafa Efendi Arif Salih no 18

Photograph of Mustafa Efendi Arif Salih, Muhtar of the village of Mora. It was tak­en in the Foto Necdet Studio about 1923. Mustafa is sitting on a chair with his right leg crossed over the left and holds a riding kırbaç (whip) with both hands. He has short hair and a thick moustache with upturned ends. He wears an Ottoman fes (fez, turk. Osmanlı durulla fes) with a tassel. Over the white gömlek (shirt), of which only the collar around the neck is visible, is a libade (short quilted jacket) with decorative patterns (libade in Turkish also means a broadcloth coat worn in rainy weather). From his neck down to the waist hangs a köstek saat (watch chain). Around his waist is a silk guşak (sash, turk. Kuşak) imported from Tripoli (tarab­lus turk. trablus) – denoting that he is a wealthy person. His dizlik (knee-breeches) are black (kara) and the legs are covered with handmade striped çorap (stockings). The attire is complemented with yarım lastikli gonçlu (turk. Konçlu) potin (leather elastic-sided ankle boots with medium height heel). Mustafa was a very powerful person and this is reflected in the photograph.