TY - JOUR
KW - Carpentry
KW - Collective memory
KW - Fmdikli
KW - Forestry
KW - Göz-dolma
KW - Oral history
KW - Rize
KW - Rural heritage
KW - Shared knowledge
KW - The Eastern Black Sea region
KW - Traditional craftsmanship (ICH Domain]
KW - Turkey
KW - Vernacular heritage
KW - Wooden buildings
KW - Woodworking
AU - Gul Akturk
AB - The rural vernacular architecture in the highlands of the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey has survived for over 200 years, yet the local traditions of craftsmanship in wood are disappearing. As these craft skills are no longer being handed down, the value of the intangible heritage that lies behind the vernacular architecture is no longer being promoted, despite the importance of woodworking in the historical evolution of the area. This paper reviews the longstanding tradition of woodworking and its relationship with the local community. Based on unstructured interviews with local people, analysis of archival sources and on-site observations, the study first highlights the use of wood in daily life, including everyday objects, decoration and carving on traditional furniture. Then it examines current local practices, the interconnected value of the built heritage, and the loss of those values in construction today. I ask how woodworking was used in the past and how people can now promote it. I will discuss the continuity of this legacy particularly through oral history, and how better public inclusion could safeguard this element of intangible heritage in the future.
N1 - Publisher: National Folk Museum of Korea
N2 - The rural vernacular architecture in the highlands of the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey has survived for over 200 years, yet the local traditions of craftsmanship in wood are disappearing. As these craft skills are no longer being handed down, the value of the intangible heritage that lies behind the vernacular architecture is no longer being promoted, despite the importance of woodworking in the historical evolution of the area. This paper reviews the longstanding tradition of woodworking and its relationship with the local community. Based on unstructured interviews with local people, analysis of archival sources and on-site observations, the study first highlights the use of wood in daily life, including everyday objects, decoration and carving on traditional furniture. Then it examines current local practices, the interconnected value of the built heritage, and the loss of those values in construction today. I ask how woodworking was used in the past and how people can now promote it. I will discuss the continuity of this legacy particularly through oral history, and how better public inclusion could safeguard this element of intangible heritage in the future.
SP - 134
EP - 146
TI - Remembering traditional. craftsmanship: conserving a heritage of woodworking in Rize, Turkey
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103722859&partnerID=40&md5=c5e61b20102c3b02f0032866e7e02eb4
VL - 15
SN - 19753586 (ISSN)
ER -