Ege ART IX. ULUSLAR ARASI TÜRK SANATI, TARİHİ ve FOLKLORU KONGRESİ/SANAT ETKİNLİKLERİ, İzmir, Türkiye, 28 - 29 Eylül 2017, ss.251-256
ANTİK ANADOLU TEKSTİLİNDE İNSAN FİGÜRÜNÜN SEMBOLİK KULLANIMI
(SYMBOLIC USE OF HUMAN FIGURE IN ANCIENT ANATOLIAN TEXTILE)
Canan ERDÖNMEZ
SUMMARY
In Ancient Anatolia, human was spiritually and physically very significant in
terms of rituals and belief systems. With his life philosophy and body, human was
appreciated as a whole and became an important component of Anatolian
symbolism during this period.
In ancient period and post, motifs were derived from symbols because of
communication necessities and became bridges to express inexpressible. We get
information on the beliefs of Anatolian people from the remains of Neolithic period.
Three main subject were practiced with reliefs and paintings on the walls of
temples in Çatalhöyük: Birth, life, death. In Neolithic period, the man who became
sedentary and laid the basis of today’s life also left works behind that reflect
religious beliefs of human beings. Human figure in Ancient period is seen in two
ways: The first one is as a whole and the second one is the use of particular parts
of the body. In both ways, human was represented by being portrayed in
accordance with rituals.
When they are analysed, it is seen that ancient period Anatolian textiles form
a colourful and fantastic whole. Apart from being functional and decorative, the
textiles also served in belief systems and rituals. Figures on ancient period textiles
had a systematics, too. Especially, the human figures on these textiles were a
narrative language. Experiences, fears, happiness and the emotions of feeling
close to Gods were expressed in these narrations. With the effectiveness of
narration, human figure has been in every area of textile (weavings, hems,
laceworks, embroideries and appliques). This research aims to determine and
compile the areas and forms of utilisation of human figure in ancient period for
them to be a source.