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Zenne and Çelebi

The traditional female characters are called Zenne. The Çelebi character is a well-educated son of a wealthy family. These figures were made by carving translucent leather with the traditional nevrekan knife. The leather is then painted with water-based paint and Chinese-ink, using 0.3 mm sable hair brushes.
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Cengiz Özek
Istanbul, Türkiye
Born in Istanbul, Cengiz Özek studied in the Traditional Turkish Decorative Arts and Theatre departments at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory bef ...
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