Not to add confusion, but is this item really a "fez" or is it the hat still
worn by peasant farmers in the Slavic regions of Europe - often made of
sheepskin with its wool, shaped like those Shriners' hats but without the
tassel.
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From: W Hart <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: the fez thing


>The fez was the headgear worn by troops recruited from Bosnia-Herzegovina
>during W.W.I.  This was a result of the Ottoman Turks and their influence
in
>the region during their brutal and barbaric suppression of the Orthodox
>Christians for over 400 years.  The fez became a popular piece of headgear
>in many Mediterranean countries.  The fez is also to be seen in the
uniforms
>of many of the Fascist armies during the middle of this century.
>
>Wayne Hart, Executive Director
>Museum of Valor
>"What is Past is Prologue"
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: C.F.William Maurer <[log in to unmask]>
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>Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 5:54 PM
>Subject: the fez thing
>
>
>>Thinking about this for a minute... The last guy - beside Brother
>Shriners -
>>I remembr to wear a fez was old King Farouk, Egypt. He last "sultan"
there.
>>And, Ataturk did get rid of the sultans in the early 1920s in Turkey.  The
>>"Austrian-Germany" "Czech" connection might be from WWIs "allies" with
>>Turkey and Egypt? This is what I remember from somewhere.  Any help?
>>
>>Bill Maurer
>>[log in to unmask]
>>Director, Gomez Mill House
>>Marlboro, NY
>>http://www.gomez.org/
>>