Nazarlık and Çengel Gallery · Collection catalogue

Nazarlık 02

Protective hanging · Anatolia

Full frontal view of Nazarlık 02, a rectangular protective hanging with cowries, beadwork, central mirror, projecting arms, bands and multiple coloured tassels. — Object 02 · Frontal view Select to view full-size photograph

Photographic details

Close-up of the lower red felt pendant band with paired beadwork eye designs, surrounding cowries and wool tassels. — Lower pendant · Beadwork, cowries and wool tassels

Close-up of the upper panel showing multicoloured seed-bead flower motifs, cowries, buttons and metal ornaments. — Upper panel · Floral beadwork, cowries and buttons

Catalogue record

Object: 02 · Protective hanging with likely later lower extension.
Dimensions: 125 × 50 cm (length × width)
Acquisition: Online auction, probably c. 2016 (to confirm).
Dating: Two Turkish coins previously thought to date to 1973; identification requires checking.

Materials

Grey-brown fabric-covered felt; stiff woven cotton bands and wool cords/tassels.
Cowries, glass seed beads, mother-of-pearl, plastic and other ornamental buttons, wooden toggles, beads, metal appliqués, metallic thread.
One mirror, metal suspension ring (metal unidentified), two coins.

Construction And Techniques

Hand-sewn decoration; backless cowries stitched through each end.
Earlier multicoloured tassels suspended from plaited wool; side tassels secured by buttons.
Lower tassel-bearing band appears later: single-colour tassels, metallic threads and bound suspension cords.
Three projecting textile arms at top terminate in spiky tassel-like ornaments; stiff grey/burgundy/cream woven band.

Decorative Features And Motifs

Paired eyes formed with black and gold beads on the rectangular lower pendant, bordered with cowries.
Upper clover-like design with letter-like E and Ö marks and outward arrows; mirror-centred rosette and second radiating turquoise-centred design.
Triangular side motifs with seed-bead latticework; small beaded flowers; vintage heraldic and insignia buttons.

Condition And Alterations

Differences between upper and lower tassels support multiple phases of alteration.
Coins provide only earliest possible dates for their own attachment.

Motif Research And Cultural Comparisons

Eye (göz) imagery has a documented protective role; triangular designs may resemble muska motifs but cannot be identified from shape alone [1, 2].
Clover (yonca), flower (çiçek) and arrow (ok) are descriptive possibilities rather than confirmed named motifs.

Provenance And Research Notes

Confirm coin dates and acquisition year from photographs or purchase records.