Faqir Namr

Faqir Namr, a religious man from the Faqir caste of the Ezidi religion, in his distinctive sacred black coat and a felt hat. Faqir Namr wears his felt hat throughout the year, removing it only when he is working in his field of crops. Faqirs are very respected among the Ezidis and belived to have healing powers. Under his felt hat, Faqir Namr wears a sacred round woven hat that has rays similar to the sun. The woven hat is kissed by Faqir Namr when he takes it down. This Photograph was taken on 35mm film as a curtousy to Wilfred Patrick Thesiger's photograph of a man of the Faqir tribe in Jadala in the 1950s, archived at the Pitt River's Museum.