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- Title
KONYA GEVALE KALESİ 2019 YILI KAZISINDA BULUNAN BİR ÇOCUK ZİHGİRİ VE KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ARAŞTIRMASI.
- Authors
AYGÖR, Erkan; ACAR, Musa
- Abstract
Our reason for conducting this study was that no previous publications and studies encountered a child’s zihgir (thumb ring) as a tangible cultural asset. It was aimed to prove that the zihgir, which was found in Konya Gevale Castle, was mentioned in verbal sources and belonged to a 5-6-year-old child. For this purpose, three main methods were determined. The first method involved the comparison of the thumb measurements of the zihgir (sagittal diameter, coronal diameter) to the thumb measurements of today’s children by utilizing the science of anthropology in the field of health sciences. In this process, the thumb measurements of 800 children aged 4, 5, 6, and 7, 200 children in each age group, were taken. These measurements directly corresponded to the dimensions of the zihgir found in Konya Gevale Castle in the measurements of the children aged 5-6. The second main source of the data included the measurements of zihgirs that are currently used by children who take part in traditional archery today, and when these measurements were compared to the anthropological analysis results, it was seen that the measurements increased in direct proportion to the age groups. Considering that the age of starting the sport of traditional archery today is 7, the current zihgir measurement results were considered to confirm the initial comparison results. The final data included the measurements of zihgirs belonging to adults. In the analysis in reverse, it was found that the zihgir found in Gevale Castle could not have belonged to an adult because the circular shape, size, form, and dimensions of zihgirs belonging to adults were not compatible with the zihgir analyzed in this study. As a result of the combination of all these data, it was concluded that the zihgir that was found in Konya Gevale Castle belonged to a child. Moreover, the approximate age range of the child was also found. The zihgir has always had a significant place in the history and art of Turkish archery. It has been used by men in combat, hunting, sport, practice, and as an accessory. It is known that women have also worn it as an accessory. Our knowledge about zihgir usage among children is mostly based on written and verbal sources about archery. Information about the teaching of archery to children has been included not only in Chinese sources in the pre-Islamic period but also in hadiths and advisories in the Islamic period. Accordingly, it is understood that archery has been taught starting in childhood. Archery Lodges in the Ottoman Era admitted new students based on certain criteria. However, in our research, a zihgir for children could not be encountered in museums or private collections. The zihgir, which was found during the excavations in Konya Gevale Castle in 2019, proved the usage of the zihgir by children at early ages (5-6 years old) based on the anthropological data that were obtained, as well as the zihgir measurements of children who take part in traditional archery today. Studies on the zihgir are currently new, and there is no comprehensive classification or research yet. The storage areas of museums probably include zihgirs for children. The child’s zihgir found in Gevale Castle fills a significant gap in the field in terms of guidance and a reference for future studies.
- Subjects
ARCHERY; HISTORY in art; TURKISH history; HADITH; ANTHROPOLOGY; CASTLES; CHINESE people
- Publication
Journal of Art History / Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, 2022, Vol 31, Issue 2, p1235
- ISSN
1300-5707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29135/std.1100426