Culture is the sum of the life style of a society, its customs, customs and traditions from its ancestors, in other words, it is the sum of what that society has produced. Nations must be aware of their cultural values so that they can survive and will be able to maintain their cultural heritage and pass on to future generations. For this reason, UNESCO has signed a contract for the protection of the intangible cultural heritage in the face of the possibility of the abolition of the cultural richness by neglecting the folk culture all over the world. The preservation, development and sustainability of traditional handicrafts, which are the most important elements of our cultural heritage, should be addressed in terms of protection and preservation of the traditions. Erzurum is one of the rare provinces where the tradition of dowry is kept alive in Turkey. Nowadays, in order to be able to investigate and present the past and present situation of our handicrafts, and to make its evaluation as cultural accumulation, it has been obliged to establish the ties with the past based on the present examples. For this, it is necessary to document our handicraft products from the chests and document them. Our handicrafts being kneaded with aesthetic tastes, traditions, beliefs and ceremonies of our society have reached today in their present forms. In this research, to determine the past and present status of the dowry tradition in Erzurum, to determine the level of interest in handicrafts, to determine which dowry products are produced under the handicrafts, to determine the difference between the past dowry products and those present in the past, the intangible cultural heritage In the framework of the evaluation, the role of the conservation of this tradition is discussed.