One of the applications of handicraft arts, embroidery turns the world of the embroiderer into physical product and it takes its place in every stage of life. In this study, embroidered head covers in the private collections in the town of Beypazarı, Ankara were investigated. The headscarves in the region were used to cover the head and as an accessory of ornamentation at traditional clothing, in particular at wedding clothes, at bindallı clothes and in bride baths. These headscarves were called as “şamaka” in Beypazarı. Şamaka is known as metal wires in the appearance of gold and silver. The motives embroidered at the scarves were mostly plants. Local names were given to some of the headscarves. These were esran, fly, honey bee, butterfly, spider, the street of a drunk amulet. The headscarves used at the bride baths in the region were named according to the composition of the motives on the woven materials. If the half of the scarf was embroidered it was called “yarım baş” (half head), and if it was embroidered by scattering around, it was called as “dindin”.
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