Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Zeitschrift Für Die Welt Der Türken / Journal Of World Of Turks, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.257-273, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
Waqwaq Style, origins of which could be traced back as early as early 1000s, is illumination style that was utilized on a vast geography and different societies. The figures of this style are the product of a surrealistic point of view and a very strong descriptive talent, and consist of heads of humans, animals, fictitious animals, and hands. Despite the original thought that figures in general do not have a place in Turkish decorative arts, the highly original figures of this style are a by product of the strong power of imagination caused by the rich cultural environment. The motifs of the Waqwaq Style are consist of heads of humans, animals, fictitious animals, whose motifs depicted semi-stylized, then reconstructed with only their heads, and were placed on a scroll. The imaginary motifs are depicted from the points of frontal, profile and bird's-eye view. Since the inclusion of style in a helix makes it possible to create various patterns by adapting to classical illuminate composition rules. The vaqvaq style motifs which is utilized in the book illumination, especially literary and scientific manuscripts, is in close similarity with the fruits of the WaqWaq Tree. This close relationship strengthens the idea that style is derived from this tree.The pattern and motif analysis of the various works decorated with VaqVaq style, which are in many museums, libraries and private collections, are the most important sources for finding the relationship of Waqwaq Style with Waqwaq Tree.
Key words: Waqwaq Style; Waqwaq Tree; Waqwaq Island; the motifs of Waqwaq Style; the motifs of animal head, fictitious animal head, human head and hand motifs