TAŞPINAR DOKUMALARINDA KULLANILAN MOTİFLER VE ANLAMLARI
MOTIVATIONS USED AND MEANINGS IN TAŞPINAR

Summary/Abstract: Tapestries; As in many parts of Anatolia, Aksaray has a deep-rooted tradition. Aksaray is a famous carpet center since the Seljuk period, and this tradition continued in the Ottoman period. All varieties of Taşpınar carpets are decorated with motifs of vegetable origin placed in geometrical order. It is difficult to say what the origin of herbal ornaments is because of the over-stylized floral motifs used on today’s carpets. Taşpınar carpets are also rich in variety. Since the main material of the carpet is wool, it is used in sheep breeding and living in the mountain and plain villages of Aksaray. Like all weaving centers in the Central Anatolia Region, Taşpınar used natural dyes obtained from the plant until the 1950s.but after these dates, synthetic dyes and natural dyes have been started to be applied. Today, only carpets are colored with natural vegetable dyes. When the motives used in Taşpınar weaving samples are examined; it is seen that motifs have rich compositions of floral motifs placed on geometric order. In the research, the field research method was used and the oral history of the Taşpınar carpets, the motives and meanings of the rugs were collected and the purpose of sharing this information was obtained.

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