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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 117. Kullukçu, guardhouse Janissary

Image source: Osmanlı kıyafet albümleri (1770-1810) by Nurdan Küçükhasköylü
Colucci de la Garde.

Painting (watercolour). Folio 117 from an album showing Turkish costume. Kullukçu, guardhouse Janissary. Wearing a very large brown turban wound in wide folds round a red cap. Brown kaftan, wide blue ankle-length trousers and a red kuşak. Holding a club in the form of a long stick with a loaded end.

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