April 16, 2024
Miniature Celluloid Male Turkish Sufi Dervish Ceremonial Whirling Dancer: Turkey
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Up for auction is a tiny, miniature, Turkish male Whirling Dervish ceremonial cultural and spiritual dancer dressed in his full Dervish costume and Dervish dancers are members of the Mevlevi Order of Islam. The best known characteristic of a Whirling Dervish is the spinning dance called the Sema ceremony. The Dervishes wear tall hats, jackets, cumber bunts, long white gowns, with full skirts, and elfin black slippers. Seemingly tireless, the dancers can spin and whirl for hours at a time with their arms up in the air. They assume this stance so that they are open to receive the blessings and energy of heaven. Each individual Dervish spins from left to right using his own heart as a pivot point. Keeping time to the accompanying music, the Dervish rotate slowly at first, picking up speed as the music intensifies until the group of Dervishes is all whirling in a fast-paced frenzy with their white gowns spinning round and round.The goal of the whirling and spinning in a group of Dervish dancers is to achieve a state of Sufism. A form of Islamic mysticism, Sufism is a state of inner power and peace that allows a person to feel a deep love and connection with the world. Sufism is achieved through rituals and devout practices...one of those is dancing or spinning. The Dervishes performed in lavish monasteries throughout the country of Turkey
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