Afghan lohars in Istambul grand bazar

Emanuel · 1st September 2011, 10:28 PM

Hello folks,

I had the chance to visit Istanbul for a a few days two weeks ago and on a walk through the Grand Bazaar I noticed a store with many metal nick-knacks. In a dusty bucket were dozens of folding Afghan lohars with a posted price of 150 TL IIRC. They seemed identical to what we've seen here on the forum for many years but I was struck by the quantity on sale. It made me wonder once again at the purpose of these pieces, whether they were ever used for any practical purpose or intended for "export".

Any thoughts on this? I searched the bazaar for any good old stuff but all I could find were toy reproductions and 1 or 2 yataghans in poor condition used as decoration and not for sale.

Emanuel

1st September 2011, 10:28 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Afghan lohars in Istambul grand bazar Hello folks, I had the chance to visit Istanbul for a a few days two weeks ago and on a walk through the Grand Bazaar I noticed a store with many metal nick-knacks. In a dusty bucket were dozens of folding Afghan lohars with a posted price of 150 TL IIRC. They seemed identical to what we've seen here on the forum for many years but I was struck by the quantity on sale. It made me wonder once again at the purpose of these pieces, whether they were ever used for any practical purpose or intended for "export". Any thoughts on this? I searched the bazaar for any good old stuff but all I could find were toy reproductions and 1 or 2 yataghans in poor condition used as decoration and not for sale. Emanuel