Silver working carried out in Sivas city centre

The facts that the number of people dealing with silver workings decreased when compared with their number in the past and the necessary value is not given to the silver workings put the necessity forward for making a study in these fields.In this study, design and figure features, production and decor techniques, the tools and equipment used of the silver works made in the Sivas city Centre and the craftsmen dealing with this work have been examined.During the study, opinions of the craftsmen dealing with silver work in the Sivas City Centre were taken. The production stages of the silver bone comb, which is traditionally made in the Sivas City Centre, were photographed and documented. A questionnaire had been prepared and was applied to the he craftsmen dealing with silver work in the Sivas City Centre. The information, which was gathered from the questionnaire, was evaluated and the demographic features, working conditions and their situations related to their profession were determined. The silver works, which were found at the ateliers making silver works and at the Sivas Ethnography Museum, were photographed and documented.