From left to right, traditional costumes of a greek monk from the kykkos monastery, near lefka, and of christian residents from ammochostos. From the album les costumes populaires de la turquie en 1873 (popular costumes of turkey in 1873). This album depicting ethnic costumes from throughout the ottoman empire was commissioned by the ottoman government for the 1873 international fair in vienna and was authored by hamdi bey and victor marie de launay, an ottoman official, amateur historian, and artist of french origin. Date: 1873.
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