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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Main Author: Mohammed Ali Abdo, Fatema
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2019
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spelling my-usm-ep.611062024-09-12T03:07:26Z The Cultural Significance Of Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen 2019-03 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 http://eprints.usm.my/61106/ http://eprints.usm.my/61106/1/The%20cultural%20significance%20of%20traditional%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Banggunan & Perancangan
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The Cultural Significance Of Traditional Wooden Furniture: A Case Study Of ‘Takhtah’, Sana’a Yemen
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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title 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_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_sort cultural significance of traditional wooden furniture: a case study of ‘takhtah’, sana’a yemen
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