Konya_Ethnography_Museum

Konya Ethnography Museum

Konya Ethnography Museum

Ethnographic museum in Konya, Turkey

Konya Ethnography Museum (Turkish: Konya Etnografya Müzesi) is an ethnographic museum devoted to the people, cultures and lifestyle in and around Konya, Turkey.

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A 16th-century carpet from Mevlana lodge
A carpet from Eşrefoğlu Mosque

The museum is on Sahip Ata Street.[1] It is a two-story building with a basement. The basement is reserved for the offices and the photoshop.[2] The conference room is in the ground floor. The museum was established on 6 December 1975.

Exhibited items

The exhibited items are:

  • Historical carpets: Some of more notable carpets are those from Eşrefoğlu Mosque dated to 13th and 15th centuries.
  • Women’s traditional wear such as bindallı, salta, cepken and kaftan etc.
  • Ornaments such as embroidery, bracelet and neckband etc.
  • Ottoman writing tools
  • Examples of early Konya newspapers,[3]
  • Metallic keys and locks,
  • Copper, bronze, glass and porcelain kitchen tools,
  • Silver and bronze candelabras,
  • Coffee tools,
  • Beads,
  • Weapons,
  • Hand written books.[4]

The personal ethnographic collections of Refet Yardımcı and Kenan Özbel are also on display in the museum.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Konya Ethnographical Museum.
  1. [1]
    "Konya Etnografya Müzesi Nerede Haritası Sahibiata Mh. Meram Konya (map page)". haritamap.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  2. [2]
    "Konya Etnografya Müzesi - Müze". muze.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  3. [3]
    ".:: İslâm Ansiklopedisi ::. | Islam Encyclopaedia art:Konya Etnografya Müzesi". islamansiklopedisi.info. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  4. [4]
    "KONYA ETNOĞRAFYA MÜZESİ | Kültür Portalı". kulturportali.gov.tr. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
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