Bebe Himmet/Baby Himmet

Written By Athena Longoria
Aziz Murat Aslan Mixed media on paper, 24 x 30 cm, 400 USD

Aziz Murat Aslan
Mixed media on paper, 24 x 30 cm, 400 USD

 

Himmet, a woodsman with a tender heart from Kastamonu in Asia Minor, represents “The Turk,” one of many Ottoman ethnic characters in Karagöz plays, which also included Armenians, Jews, and Rum (Greek Orthodox).

Athena Longoria
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