photograph of a young man no. 044

Gender information of the object: 
Author: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Type: 
Primary Material: 
Source: 
The Aziz Damdelen Collection, Kioneli (Gönneli) Ali N. Güran.
Code: 
196
Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description: 
Street photograph of a young man with moustache. He is dressed in a mixed style, wearing a European jacket over a traditional costume. It consists of a white woven shirt, blue, knee-long baggy trousers (şalvar) and a sash (tarabulus kuşak) around his waist, from which is hanging the chain (köstek) of his watch. He also wears ankle boots (gonçlu potin) and knitted stockings with flower patterns on white background. His fez is wrapped in a scarf (yemeni) decorated with lace. Attached to the lapel of his jacket is a carnation, and in his breast pocket a handkerchief. He also wears two rings, one on each hand.  
Bibliography: 

Rizopoulou - Egoumenidou, E. and Aziz Damdelen, 2012, Turkish Cypriot dress The Aziz Damdelen Collection, Nicosia, 158.