Ethnographics Gallery University of Kent
Turkish Village
Paul Stirling

Copyright 1965, 1994 Paul Stirling. All rights reserved.


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1.
Horsemanship and a well-to-do house in a small town. (p.83)



2.

Snow often lies for three months. In 1950 it was exceptionally deep. (p.23)


3.

Household head and grand-daughter at the steps of the guest room. (p.22)


4.

Harvesting. The scythe is a recent innovation. (p.46)


5.

A village blacksmith. (p.60)


6.

Water arriving. Most villages have more than one fountain. (p.18)


7.

A village mill making cracked wheat (bulgar). (p.46)


8.

Father and bride: The last farewell. (p.183)


9.

Travelling craftsmen are sometimes highly specialised.
These men carry a large saw for making planks from baulks of timber:
they are a kind of travelling saw mill. (p.64-70)



10.

The trousseau on its way. (p.181)


11.

Dancing at a wedding: notice the lady's masculine feet
Men never watch women dance. (p.182)


12.

The punching dance. The men take turns to be punched. (p.182-3)


13.

A wedding prank: above the victim is a dead dog and a small boy
armed with green paint. (p.182)


14.

A guest of honour beside the walled up hearth of a guest room.
As it is summer, the seat of honour has returned to its traditional place. In winter it is by the stove. (p.238)


15.

Village election. A committee of villagers supervises the election
official, who is townsman and stranger. (p.259)



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