Monday 29 November 2010

Turkey (final considerations) ...


The description of my Turkish mosaic circuit wouldn't be complete if I were not to consider the things I brought with me, apart from the "memories". Some of these were actually bought in the very few inbetween intervals we had along the circuit.

The books have helped complement the information I already had, as well as further expand the additional information provided locally, which for obvious reasons was not (nor could be) immediately "absorbed". 

The yellow tissue bears hand printed Hitite like designs and was bought in Cappadocia, so was the rag doll made by the women of the Soganli Köyö village and which now preciously stands out in my doll collection for being so exquisite.

The  silk embrodery, though having been bought in Alanya is from the Eastern Anatolia and so is the silk embrodered Kaftan, which was bought in the Grand Bazaar of Istambul and which I have already worn several times since then.

The leather Turkish style  shoes were bought in  the open market of Kahramanmaras and proved to be my favourite "walking" companions during part of the circuit.

The little glazed ceramics have Izmit designs on them and the little shaddow puppet reminds me of the importance Theatre and every form of Theatrical  performance plays (may play) in one's daily life.

The last and definately not least important piece is a "Syrian"  handicrafted wall tapestry, with a very naive design and some very peculiar details (the glasses on the windows are made out of plastic) was bought  in Adiyaman. 














Turkey is a country I will go back to (I just know it) ..., because it deserves to be further "explored" ... and not just for the beautiful seaside beaches, but  above all for its cultural  richness.










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