Photograph of an old lady and five young girls no. 067

Outdoor photograph taken in the late 1950s in Kioneli (Gönyeli). The most important person, sitting on a chair, is the old lady Küçük Emete Sürmeli, who died at the age of 102. She wears a white, loom-woven çarşaf, the typical Muslim women’s outdoor garment in the form of a bed sheet, over a hand-knitted cardigan (fanella). With her left hand she holds her veil closed on the chest, while the right hand, on which she wears her engagement ring, is resting on her lap. The attire is complemented with white stockings and black front lace shoes with soles made of solid wood. The old lady is surrounded by five young girls, one of them holding an infant. Behind them is a fountain which was built in Kioneli (Gönyeli) in 1952. The two girls at the extreme right and left of the photograph wear white headscarves tied under the chin, short-sleeved blouses and long pleated skirts with flower patterns; also striped sashes around the waist. The two girls in the centre – one standing, the other seated – wear simple dresses and knitted jackets closed with buttons. The girl (standing), second from the left, has white stockings and black bar shoes. Of the girl standing behind the old woman, we can see only her buttoned jacket over a white shirt. Her long hair falls in tresses over her shoulders. The little girl she holds in her arms seems to wear a dress over a sleeved shirt. The dresses of the young girls reflect the fashion which was common among ordinary people during the 1950s.