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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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