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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in
Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 135. Soytarı
Sorgop, harlequin.
Painting (watercolour). Folio 135 from an album showing Turkish costume. Soytarı (?), a clown or buffoon. Painted face, tall cap in green and white (sivri külâhi) with an animal's tail hanging down from the end. Harlequin jerkin. Green kuşak. Brown knee breeeches, bare legs, long cuffs. Small drum and drumstick.
Compare:
135 Pachalerugn alaï tchouassi : bouffon des pachas
jester of the pashas
in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65
