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Illustrations of Ottomans circa 1790 in

Costumes Turcs
Vol. I Folio 37. Zülüflü baltacı

Image source: Heinrich Friedrich von Diez and Costumes turcs by Elisabeth Fraser
Zulufli Baltagi fendeur de bois du Sarail.

Painting (watercolour). Folio 37 from an album showing Turkish costume. Zülüflü baltacı, a class of palace guards who wore a 'love-lock' down each side of the face. A member of the Baltacıs, originally the woodcutters. Green kaftan tucked into a white belt, red ankle-length trousers. Tall brown hat with red brim tapering to a rounded end.

Compare: 38 Zouloufli Battadgi : domestique au sérail servant at the seraglio in: Monnier's album: Costumes Orientaux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ms 65

Compare: 16 [Zulufli]-baltadgi, serviteur du Selictar aga [Blinkered-axeman], servant of the Silahtar Ağası in: Dessins originaux de costumes turcs, BnF 4-OD-23