Mythological Analysis of the Tortoise Figure and Its Use in Anatolian Weavings

• Published in: Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
• Main Author: AKSOY, Elif
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi 2022
• Subjects: Central Asia,Animal style,Tortoise,Mythology,Weaving; Orta Asya,Hayvan üslubu,Kaplumbağa,Mitoloji,Dokuma; Eternity; Orta; Ön; ejder
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/yyusbed/issue/69728/1111578; https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1111578

The animal style, which developed in Central and Inner Asia in the pre-Islamic period, includes works of art with animal figures depicted with certain characteristics. This style, which developed in the steppe life, was used as an ornamental element in the composition of many works of art, not only...