[Turkey; 1986-06-07; photograph 0446]

Contributor:

Salzmann, Laurence (photographer)

Date:

1986-06-07

Description:

Photographer's note: Muslim and Jewish Turks alike believe that one’s good fortune can be protected through the practice of certain rituals. Here, Perlin Ojalvo’s aunt pins a blue bead (Turkish bonjuk) beneath her niece’s wedding gown to protect her from evil eye (Turkish and Judæo/Spanish: nazar.)

Provenance:

Gift of Laurence and Ayșe Salzmann, 2018.

Relation:

Finding aid https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.COLL.1424

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

photographs

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Geographic Subject:

Turkey

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Rights Note:

© Laurence Salzmann.

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 1424

Collection:

Laurence and Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann Collection