I-Filigree, uhlobo oluthambile lobucwebe bensimbi eyenziwe ngobuhlalu obuncane noma izintambo ezisontekile, ingenye yobuciko bendabuko obudala futhi obubaluleke kakhulu e-Midyat lapho buchume amakhulu eminyaka. Ubuciko be-filigree e-Midyat bubuye buwumsebenzi odume kakhulu mayelana nokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe.
Abaculi nabasebenzi abangamaFiligree abahlala edolobheni laseMidyat, esifundazweni esiseningizimu-mpumalanga yeMardin, bebesebenza ngesiliva iminyaka engu-450 edlule. Basebenza ngobucwebe besiliva bekhwalithi engcono kakhulu emhlabeni.
Umsebenzi we-filigree we-Midyat ungenye yezitayela zengcweti ezibaluleke kakhulu zesifundazwe. I-Filigree iwuhlobo oluthambile lobucwebe bensimbi, imvamisa eyegolide nesiliva, eyenziwe ngobuhlalu obuncane noma izintambo ezisontekile, noma zombili zihlangene, zidayiswa ndawonye noma ngaphezulu kwento yensimbi efanayo futhi ehlelwe ngemidwebo yobuciko.
Kunezinto eziningi ezenziwe nge-filigree njengezikhwama, ubucwebe, amathreyi, izibuko, amavase, izinkezo nokunye okuningi.
I-filigree art iwubuciko obudume kakhulu mayelana nokuthekelisa. Izinto eziningi sezifinyelele emazweni angaphandle.
Isisekelo kanye nokuqala kwalobu buciko kuvela eMesophothamiya naseGibhithe, nakuba bekulokhu kugxilwe kakhulu eMardin iminyaka engu-800. Kuyaziwa ukuthi abacwebi baseGibhithe babesebenzisa izintambo, kokubili ukuze zilale phansi futhi ziluke noma zihlele ngenye indlela. Kodwa, ngaphandle kwamaketanga, akunakushiwo ukuthi umsebenzi wefiligree wawusetshenziswa kakhulu yibo. Amandla abo alele emsebenzini wabo we-cloisonné kanye nemihlobiso yabo ebunjiwe. Izibonelo eziningi, nokho, zisele zamaketanga egolide alukiwe oyindilinga ocingo olucolisekileyo, njengalawo asasenziwa izisebenzi zase-India, futhi ezaziwa ngokuthi amaketanga e-trichinopoly.
Kwamanye alawa kulenga amaketanga amancane ocingo olucinene olunezinhlanzi ezincane kanye nokunye okulengayo okuboshelwe kuzo.
Abavakashi ikakhulukazi bakhombisa intshisekelo enkulu kulezo zinsiza nezinto, futhi abaningi bafuna izitolo ukuze bathole imisebenzi eyiqiniso yamafiligree.
Inqubo yesinqumo inyuse amathemba kwezokuvakasha
Omunye wezingcweti zobucwebe besiliva, u-Murat Aslan uthe ubesebenza njengesisebenzi sesiliva kusukela ngo-1985. Wathi ubuciko be-filigree babucishe bufe eMidyat, lapho ongcweti abangu-500 besebenza kuma-ateliers angu-42 eminyakeni engu-30 edlule. "Manje isibalo sabaphathi be-filigree asidluli ku-10 futhi kunezinkampani ezintathu kuphela zokukhiqiza ezenziwe ngezandla."
U-Aslan uthe umsebenzi wezandla wehlulwa yisikhathi nobuchwepheshe, wengeza ngokuthi, “Sisebenzisa izinto ezingavuthiwe ezisezingeni eliphezulu emikhiqizweni eyenziwe ngezandla. I-Midyat ukuphela kwendawo emhlabeni lapho kwenziwa khona ubucwebe besiliva be-950-karat. Ingase yenyukele ku-970-karat. Sikhiqiza imikhiqizo yesiliva yekhwalithi ephezulu. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, abantu baqale ukusebenzisa into ephuzi ebizwa ngokuthi iyiqiniso. Ikhilogremu eyodwa yale nto yi-12 Liras yaseTurkey, isiliva ingama-liras angama-2,000, umehluko omkhulu. Ubucwebe obenziwe ngalezi zinto buthengiswa ngamanani aphansi kakhulu kodwa imikhiqizo yethu iletha imali eningi ngenxa yomehluko wekhwalithi. UFiligree unomlando weminyaka engama-850 eMidyat. Ingenye yemisebenzi yezandla emidala kakhulu emhlabeni. Kodwa ama-oda ehlile uma kuqhathaniswa neminyaka edlule kanye nenani lezivakashi ezivakashela eMidyat.”
Ngomphumela wenqubo yokuxazulula, u-Aslan ukholelwa ukuthi isibalo sabavakashi esifundeni sizokhula futhi sizoba nomthelela omuhle kubuciko besiliva jikelele.
