Nazarlık and Çengel Gallery · Collection catalogue

Nazarlık 01

Protective hanging · Anatolia

Full frontal view of Nazarlık 01, a fabric-covered hanging with patterned straps, beadwork, cowrie shells, two mirrors and wool tassels. — Object 01 · Frontal view Select to view full-size photograph

Photographic details

Close-up of the central round mirror, radiating red and green beadwork and cowrie-shell border. — Central mirror, beadwork and cowries

Close-up of smaller floral bead motifs, paired cowries, decorative buttons and fabric. — Floral arrangements, shells and buttons

Catalogue record

Object: 01 · Protective hanging; animal-trapping components possibly reused
Dimensions: 162 × 74 cm (length × width)
Acquisition: 1999; Abrash Carpet & Kilim, Kuşadası; approximately £90–£95 equivalent
Dating: Date and place of manufacture unknown

Materials

Fabric-covered felt; woven animal-hair suspension and pendant bands (horse or goat hair, unconfirmed).
Heavy cotton side bands, possibly reused tent bands; dyed raw wool and wool tassels.
Cowries, glass seed beads, decorative and heraldic-style buttons, heart-shaped beads, metal ornaments, two mirrors; blue plastic beads.

Construction And Techniques

Hand-sewn appliqué, beadwork and mounts; backless cowries stitched at both ends.
Upper animal-hair bands have chevron pattern; lower flat band has repeated triangles and transitions to a checkerboard-patterned rope.
Cotton side bands suspend wool tassels; others hang from twisted wool cords. Mirrors and metal fittings stitched in place.

Decorative Features And Motifs

Central mirror within a star/sunburst-like arrangement; second, lower mirror in a flower-like surround.
Button-formed branching stems, leaves and flowers made of cowries and beads; upper row of button triangles.
Cowries in rows and pairs along the hanging bands; palette includes navy, burgundy, yellow, greens, blues and pink.

Condition And Alterations

Textile dyes considered natural by collector; not independently tested.

Motif Research And Cultural Comparisons

The flower (çiçek), star (yıldız) and triangle (üçgen) are descriptive comparisons, not verified named motifs.
In Anatolian weaving, some triangles function as muska (amulet) motifs; this piece’s triangles have not been securely identified as such [1].

Provenance And Research Notes

Collector observes a flat-weave-to-rope transition comparable to camel-load straps; reuse is a hypothesis.