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Ebru, Turkish Art of Marbling
Ebru, Turkish Art of Marbling
Ebru, Turkish Art of Marbling
Ebru is one of the most famous arts in Turkey. It depends on sprinkling and brushing color pigments onto a pan of oily water and then transferring floating patterns and drawings to paper.
Ebru art is used in all forms of decoration, and its craftsmen pass on their acquired knowledge and skills from generation to generation.
Ebru, Turkish Art of Marbling was inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Turkey.
Ebru art is used in all forms of decoration, and its craftsmen pass on their acquired knowledge and skills from generation to generation.
Ebru, Turkish Art of Marbling was inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Turkey.
by Zephyris, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ebru, Turkish Art of Marbling
Date of Inscription
2014
See also
Spring Celebration, Hıdrellez
Nawrouz
Mevlevi Sema Ceremony
Arts of the Meddah, Public Storytellers
Karagöz
Âşıklık (Minstrelsy) Tradition
Traditional Sohbet Meetings
Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi Ritual
Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival
Ceremonial Keşkek Tradition
Mesir Macunu Festival
Traditional Craftsmanship of Çini-Making
Turkish Coffee Culture and Tradition
Whistled Language
Traditional Turkish Archery
Hüsn-i Hat, Traditional Calligraphy in Islamic Art in Turkey
Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, Epic Culture, Folk Tales and Music
Traditional Intelligence and Strategy Game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme
Art of Miniature
Flatbread Making and Sharing Culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka
Traditional Ahlat Stonework
Sericulture and Traditional Production of Silk for Weaving
Telling Tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes
Culture of Çay (tea), a Symbol of Identity, Hospitality and Social Interaction
Traditional Knowledge, Methods and Practices Concerning Olive Cultivation
Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/Naqqoshlik
Craftsmanship and Performing Art of Balaban/Mey
Craftsmanship of Mother of Pearl Inlay
Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its Socio-Cultural Traditions