Kişisel Koleksiyonlarda Bulunan Bitkisel Motifli Yazma Başörtüleri

Abstract

The fabric decoration art performed on cotton, linen or rarely silk fabrics by using brush so-called pencil or mould or by using both is called as “block printing”. Block printing is one of the arts, which best reflect traditions, customs and tastes of the society. Block printing, like all fields of art, allows that the person making block printing reveal his genuine tastes and creativity. Block printing, which can be rapidly replicated and has economic returns, has a special place and significance in our folk arts, our national cultural assets. Headscarf is one of the areas of usage that emerged by the color and mould sense of the people of Anatolia. Hand-printed headscarf is generally made from cotton or squarish cloths called as mermersahi or tulbent. Almost all of the hand-printed headscarves are decorated with plant motifs and made by using mould-pencil printing technique. Today, it's almost impossible to find a brand new hand-printed scarf made by using wooden mould or pencil. These hand-printed scarves can be found in a limited number of museums and collections. In this study, examples for hand-printed scarves with plant motifs included in private collections will be given and these hand-printed scarves will be scrutinized in terms of color, mould and composition.