GEYLANG MARKET
The man in the foreground is wearing a tarboosh (or fez), a red felt hat with a tassel attached to the top, that was popular during time of the Ottoman empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was then worn by Christian, Jew and Muslim men alike. It continued to be worn by older Muslim men even after the fall of the empire.
1963
19980005665 - 0067
91,185/18
2005-007572-KFW
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Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
Photograph taken by Wong Ken Foo (K F Wong). Updated with contribution from Peer M Akbur on 30 Sep 2021.

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The man in the foreground is wearing a tarboosh (or fez), a red felt hat with a tassel attached to the top, that was popular during time of the Ottoman empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was then worn by Christian, Jew and Muslim men alike. It continued to be worn by older Muslim men even after the fall of the empire.

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