INDIAN MUGHAL TURBAN BOXES AS CULTURAL INDICATORS: CIVILIZATIONAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY
Thabet, H. (2021). INDIAN MUGHAL TURBAN BOXES AS CULTURAL INDICATORS: CIVILIZATIONAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY. EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), 173-200. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2021.55863.1048
Hamada Thabet. "INDIAN MUGHAL TURBAN BOXES AS CULTURAL INDICATORS: CIVILIZATIONAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 2, 2021, 173-200. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2021.55863.1048
Thabet, H. (2021). 'INDIAN MUGHAL TURBAN BOXES AS CULTURAL INDICATORS: CIVILIZATIONAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY', EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), pp. 173-200. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2021.55863.1048
Thabet, H. INDIAN MUGHAL TURBAN BOXES AS CULTURAL INDICATORS: CIVILIZATIONAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 6(2): 173-200. doi: 10.21608/jguaa2.2021.55863.1048

INDIAN MUGHAL TURBAN BOXES AS CULTURAL INDICATORS: CIVILIZATIONAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY

Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists
Article 9, Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2021, Page 173-200  XML PDF (2.36 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jguaa2.2021.55863.1048
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Hamada Thabet email orcid
Associate Professor of Islamic Archaeology Dept., Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Egypt.
Abstract
(Ar)
صناديق حفظ العمامة في العصر المغولي الهندية كمؤشرات ثقافية دراسة حضارية فنية
 تعبر التحف التطبيقية في عصر أباطرة مغول الهند عن حضارة المغول وإبداعتهم، وتعتبر صناديق حفظ العمامات مثالا رائعا لتلك التحف التي تعبر عن حضارة المغول، وتهدف الورقة البحثية لدراسة فنية لهذه الصناديق وكذلك ومسمي جعبة دستار وعلاقة المسمى بأداء الوظيفة التي من أجلها صنعت هذه الصناديق، ولقد كان لفلسة المغول بالهند سواء الأباطرة والأمراء في الاهتمام بالعمامة ومكانتها لديهم دور كبير في ظهور صناديق مخصصة للعمامة، وكانت العمامات تزين بالأحجار الكريمة والجواهر الغالية الامر الذي أدي أيضا إلى ظهور هذه الصناديق، وتعدد طرز صناديق حفظ العمامات في العصر المغولي الهندي فمنها المغطى بغطاء علي هيئة قباب بصلية وأنصاف كروية ومنها ذات الأشكال المضلعة، وظهرت التأثيرات البيئية بشكل كبير على زخارف هذه الصناديق وكان الزخارف مرتبطة بشكل كبير بثقافة الأقاليم الهندية التي أنتجت هذه الصناديق سواء مناظر معبودات أو مناظر كائنات حية وخرافية وزخارف نباتية وهندسية، وتهدف الورقة البحثية ايضا إلى دراسة المواد المستخدمة في صناعة هذه صناديق حفظ العمامات، فأستعمل الأخشاب والأوراق المعجنة papier-mâché كمواد أساسية في صناعة صناديق حفظ العمامات بعد أن تتم معالجتها لتصبح صالحة لأداء وظيفة الصندوق دون الحاق الضرر بمحتويات الصندوق من مواد غالية القيمة، ولقد تأثرت صناديق حفظ العمامات في تصميمها العام بشكل كبير بالمنشآت المعمارية كتأثير من العمارة المغولية الهندية المعاصرة.
 
(En) Applied arts, e.g. turban boxes, in the era of Mughal Indian emperors express the Mughal's civilization and creativity. This paper is an artistic study of these boxes, as well as the name and its relation to fulfilling the function of the boxes. Mughals in India whether emperors or princes, paid considerable attention to turbans, as shown in having turban boxes. These turbans were decorated with gemstones and precious jewelry. Moreover, there were various patterns of turban boxes at the time. Some boxes had an onion-dome cover, semicircular covers, or polygons. The environment affected the decorations of these boxes considerably because they were largely related to the culture of the Indian regions that produced them, including deities, animals, mysterious creatures, as well as floral and geometric motifs. The present research paper aims to examine the materials used in manufacturing such turban boxes, as wood and papier-mâché that were processed to fit the function of the boxes and not to harm the precious contents. It showed that the general design of the turban boxes was affected largely by architectural constructions, e.g., the impact of contemporary Mughal Indian architecture.

Highlights
  • Introduction
  • Nominations and Connotations
  • Philosophy of Using Turban Boxes
  • Artistic Styles
  • Dimensions of the Boxes and their Functional Relevance
  • Manufacturing Materials
  • Social Culture and its Impact on the Decorations of Turban boxes
  • Function and Design of the Artifact and Its Relationship to the Decorative Themes
  • Impact of Architectural Structures
  • Conclusion
Keywords
Box; Turban; Wood; Papier-mâché; Mughal; Indian; Arts; Portrait; Enamel
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