Clothing
Ard. Demiri's workshop. Demiri said to one of the village women - how wld. you like to be dressed like that - pointing to me. Women said - we're not
accustomed". Another of the men commented that it wasn't only ngiliz who dressed like that - in Kayseri there were lots - 'our women'. Village woman surprised
at this remark, but this is rather unusual gen{erally} women say apropos of my dress, that women in Kayseri dress like it, e.g. other Ard women, Yalnz
household, made this remark. Even 3 older women remarked that they had been to Kayseri and seen women dressed just as I was. Commented only on my bare legs and
arms to ask if I wasn't cold and if I didn't get burnt by the sun. Otherwise rather taken with the style of dress - ak - gzel.
I explained our custom of wearing diff't. clothes winter and summer - warmer clothes and extra ones in winter. They say they wear the same clothes year round.
Observation confirms this - e.g. still wearing jerseys and pullovers, thick jackets, etc. on top of their tunics ({> check this number i(5280 Tenzile Tezcan)
wears her green pullover every day still). They admit that they are cold in the winter, especly when outside, with no extra protection, v. v. hot now -
adetimiz" - no thought of altering custom.
Curious to know what sort of underclothing I wore - ok ksa - look at ours and showed me their baggy trousers, say they wear them this style because it is more
comfortable for sitting in their fashion, and also more comfortable for when they bend over working in the fields, especly using a sickle. Also it is better
when working with men - if they had light knickers which showed their shape when they bent over it would be ayip and they wld. be ashamed.
They wear no extra protection when menstruating, imi - say that the thick folds of their trousers are sufficient protection against blood leaking.
(see under Menstruation 1. p. 149).
{c: interesting that M makes no reference here to religion. Fits my model that Sunni Islam was simply their life - not yet aggressive, as they became later}
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