The Cultural Significance Of Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen
This study discusses one ignored issue on movable heritage furniture properties and its cultural significance. ‘Takhtah’ is a traditional wooden coffee table and a cabinet. It was often used in the traditional houses of the Old City of Sana'a. “Takhtah* can no longer be seen in many traditio...
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| author | Mohammed Ali Abdo, Fatema |
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| description | This study discusses one ignored issue on movable heritage furniture properties
and its cultural significance. ‘Takhtah’ is a traditional wooden coffee table and a
cabinet. It was often used in the traditional houses of the Old City of Sana'a. “Takhtah*
can no longer be seen in many traditional houses as it was replaced by more
contemporary furniture. This study aims to highlight the cultural significance of the
Takhtah as a movable furniture element in Sana'a Heritage House. This study is a
qualitative study as it investigates Takhtah as a case study. |
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| institution | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
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| language | English |
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| spelling | usm-611062024-09-12T03:07:26Z http://eprints.usm.my/61106/ The Cultural Significance Of Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen Mohammed Ali Abdo, Fatema NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament This study discusses one ignored issue on movable heritage furniture properties and its cultural significance. ‘Takhtah’ is a traditional wooden coffee table and a cabinet. It was often used in the traditional houses of the Old City of Sana'a. “Takhtah* can no longer be seen in many traditional houses as it was replaced by more contemporary furniture. This study aims to highlight the cultural significance of the Takhtah as a movable furniture element in Sana'a Heritage House. This study is a qualitative study as it investigates Takhtah as a case study. 2019-03 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61106/1/The%20cultural%20significance%20of%20traditional%20cut.pdf Mohammed Ali Abdo, Fatema (2019) The Cultural Significance Of Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament Mohammed Ali Abdo, Fatema The Cultural Significance Of Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen |
| title | The Cultural Significance Of
Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case
Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen |
| title_full | The Cultural Significance Of
Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case
Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen |
| title_fullStr | The Cultural Significance Of
Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case
Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Cultural Significance Of
Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case
Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen |
| title_short | The Cultural Significance Of
Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case
Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen |
| title_sort | cultural significance of
traditional wooden furniture: a case
study of ‘takhtah’, sana’a yemen |
| topic | NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/61106/ http://eprints.usm.my/61106/1/The%20cultural%20significance%20of%20traditional%20cut.pdf |