Abstract:

In the study, it is aimed to search and document the fabrication of the kerchiefs which is finitely maintained today in Safranbolu sub-province. The information about the tools and instruments, fabrication phases of the kerchief coming from the manufacturer are explained by supporting with photographs. One of those provinces is Safranbolu sub-province in the Black sea Region. Safranbolu is the greatest and the most developed sub-province of the Karabük Province. It is 200 km north of Ankara and 100 km south of the Black Sea. It is 8 km north of the Karabük center. It becomes important the handcrafts and products which disappeared since they lost their functionalities or changed their functions today before they completely disappear to document and convey to the next generations. One of the most important areas of use of the leather is the shoe-making. The handmade shoe fabrication which was very separate in Anatolia and had common fabrication features before it was defeated with the mechanization; however, it is maintained in a few provinces by a few craftsmen. Handicrafts are the liveliest documents of a nation’s cultural personality like the folkloric arts. The art of leather that is one of the handicrafts has a very important place in Turkish culture and art in terms of its technique, material, ornamentation, color and pattern. Turks have enormously contributed to the development and progression of the leather and art of leather in the world. The leather samples which have been conveyed from generation to generation in the museum, library and collections are very important since they indicate the higher technical capacity, sense of art and creativity of Turks.

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