In the course of researching this
page I came across a number of terms which I gathered up so I could
sort through them.
Atli Tasvirleri: (Depictions of
Horsemen) where men and animals are depicted together
Bohça: Wrapping cloth.
Boy havlusu: A towel large enough to
cover the whole body.
Bulyas: Embroideresses
Çeshme: Tent
Çevre: Embroidered handkerchief
Cüz Kesesi: A koran cover usuallu of
cloth or leather.
Gemili: Boat but in Amasra it is
"flowers on a plate" design.
Gergef was a rectangular embroidery
frame standing on four short legs resembling a small table
Göynek: An undershirt or chemise
with long sleaves and no collar worn by both men and women in the
Ottoman Empire. They could be of silk, cotton or linen and were
frequently embroidered.
Handjar: Dagger.
Hünkar Portreleri: Portrait of the
Sultans.
kasnak: Round embroidery hoop.
Kese:A bath glove or a small purse.
Kirk pare: "Forty- pieces"
embroidered patchwork.
Kümbet: A large tomb with a conical
dome roof.
Makrama: Macrame.
Minbars: Pulpit.
Örnek bezi: Sampler.
Palmet Rumi: Anatolian Palmettoes.
Peskir: A large napkin.
Pushide: Sarcophagus cover.
Pushide levhasi An inscribed
sarcophagus cover. From Puside - covered or hidden.
Sanduka: Sarcophagus.
Sayeban: A canopy tent or covered
liter.
Sikke: Designs such as those struck
on coins.
Tugra: Signatures made of letters
stacked one upon another that forms a design. The monogram of a Sultan.
Türbesi: Tomb or masoleum.
Yorgan yüzü A quilt cover.
Visit my Guide to
Turkish Rugs & Carpets by Oriental Rug Notes by Barry
O'Connell, Spongobongoo.com
Oriental Rugs the O'Connell Guide
Copyright
Barry O'Connell 2004 - 2009.
Last revised:
May 05, 2009.
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