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Anatolian women express many of their feelings by
their hair style. The newly married young women plait their hair
and tie threads of different colors at the end of each plait called
'belik'.
Hair band motif indicates the desire to get married.
If the woman uses some of her hair in weaving, she is trying to
express her desire for immortality.
Hair band, in general, is an ornament used by the
bride in the wedding ceremony. Hair bands are made of black cord,
wool, doubly twisted silk thread, horse tail as well as beads, sea
shells, golden thread and corals.
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The type and form of the hair band and the motifs used to
represent it changes according to region expressing the weaver's
mood as illustrated below:
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