Uluslararası Anadolu Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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Abstract and tangible cultural heritages are among the most important riches of the society in which they exist. Cultural heritages are abstract and tangible values that include the common past, accumulated experiences, traditions, history, and cultural identity of the society. Traditional weavings, which are tangible cultural heritages (material culture), have an important place in Anatolian communities with their rich variety of techniques, motifs, and compositions. Traditional weavings also constitute the cultural identity of the society in which they exist. The diversity of traditional weavings, which are among our cultural values that have survived to the present day, can vary according to the geography and the needs of the people. Traditional weaving, which has been preserved to this day and is still being practiced in different regions of Anatolia, has been carried out by numerous anonymous female weavers who have sustained their stories through motifs, some reflecting them as dowries, some as rugs in their homes, and some storing them as provisions, for a wide variety of purposes. There are still hundreds of artists or masters who have not yet come to light. In this study, the traditional weaving master Hacer Oğuzhan, who is a living tangible cultural element, is examined by addressing whom she learned weaving from, how, where, at what age, what she did related to this art, and introducing her. It is aimed to document one of the traditional female weaving masters of Anatolia by conducting an analysis. It is thought that the information obtained through audio recordings, photographs, and the question-answer technique will contribute to the field.