Ethnological Features of Cultural Heritage of Ganja (On the Basis of Mahsati Ganjavi's Creation)

Abstract

In this scientific work for the first time have been researched the basic typical characteristics of craftsmanship traditions of Ganja on the basis of innovative technologies and methods. Some main local national traditions also were investigated from the ethnographic-archaeological point of view in this article.

Some Innovative Basis of Research of Handicraft Traditions of Ganja Till the Beginning of Xx Century

“…Only in the 30s of the XIX century in Ganja were presently working 30 cloth bench. During one year this machine were producing 2000 of white cloth, 200 top of red cloth (shile) and nearly 400 benchchalamaya (thin cloth) spoke [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

“…Especially in that period, presence of such kind of chess-player, composer, thinker women as Mahsati Ganjavi and Raziye, who owned world science and philosophy again shows, that city from cultural point of view, stays on high level [1][2][3][4]. In middle ages in spheres of gentle and applied art, Ganja of inhabitants of territory, in agriculture life bone was widely applied.…”

About Research of Basic Historic-Cultural Features of Local Traditions of Ganja

“…In state and private museums of Metropolis, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Louvre, Paris, Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities rare and valuable exhibits, that concern to the history of ancient Ganja are preserved [7]. Made of precious metals gold and silver jewelries, that prepared by Ganja masters, are divided into such four groups for wearing and putting as neck jewelries -it is included such kind of jewelries, that gold piece coin, imperial, cardamom or barley, bracelets, different kinds of beads and etc., jewelries for arms and fingers -this group include bracelets, bangles and rings with various precious stones, head jewelries -skull-cap and others., also jewelries for clothiers [1][2][3].…”

“…In this period also were prepared such kind of agriculture instruments as wood shovel, rake and etc. But they didn't reach nowadays [2][3][4].…”

About Priorities of Innovative Investigation of Craftsmanship Branches of Ganja of Xix – First Half of Xx Centuries

“…It has been bundled by that in a Muslim society of the woman preferred to work in house conditions. However also know cases when men were occupied with this craft [4]. Tailors and hatters created both national clothes, and clothes in style of the European fashion.…”