Carpet Weaving. Leather Processing Craft

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CARPET WEAVING.

LEATHER PROCESSING CRAFT


Carpet wearing is one of the most widespread kinds of applied art. In antiquity carpets were made by
people, engaged in animal industries, basically women. Carpets served for ornament of rooms, preservation
of heat and deaden sounds.
Manuscripts of V-VII centuries testify about development of carpet weaving art in the Central Asia,
including Khorezm Since XVI century in Khiva khanate carpet weaving started to develop intensively. In
beginning of XX century Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva khanate turned to be a center of manufacturing and
sale of carpets.
In 30-s of XX century complex fleecy carpets started to be made on machines. But nevertheless
natural carpets of manual work were allocated with durability, grace and high quality. In many countries
traditionally three kinds of carpets are made.
1. Woven carpets - carpet patterns are weaved. Carpets are made fleecy and pilcless (oriental carpets)
in Khorezm
2. Cross-linked carpets – patterns are embroidered on a finished production.
3. Stuffed carpets - on a finished production painted patterns are fixed.
In the name of carpets the geographical place of their manufacturing and names of the produced
tribes are reflected For example. Turkmen carpets yovmut, tekin, beshir and others.
In Khiva. Andizhan. Urgut. Karshi and other places woven carpets were made. They are known for
their original vegetative and geometrical patterns, grace and high quality Masters in carpet weaving used
camel down, sheep wool, cotton fiber and silk. In XIX century only vegetative paints were used. Lateг there
were aniline paints.
In carpet weaving vegetative and geometrical patterns are widely spread Before drawing of a pattern
artists draw its sketch. After masters, started to represent on carpet products portraits of great people,
workers and known literary figures
In carpet weaving besides carpets household goods, also are made, for example, hurdzhun is used for
transportation of things, zhajnamaz - a small carpet for prays with altar figure, feed bag - a bag for storage of
utensils and other fine belongings, chuval - a bag for storage of clothes.
In a treasury of «Ichan Kala» state reserve-museum in Khiva and museum expositions more than 70
carpets and carpet products are kept. 20 carpets and carpet products arc exhibited at a department of applied
art. More of that in Khan's residence of «Tash khovli» palace a 7x5-meter size carpet made during Khiva
khanate is exposed. In other exposition halls of the reserve-museum carpets with portraits of Mahtumkuli, al-
Khorezmi and other known people can be seen.

Leather processing craft - «Kunchilik» existed almost everywhere where cattle breeding have been
advanced. This kind of craft was represented by masters - tanners «kunchi» and small handicraft workshops
where family - labor mode existed. In Khorezm large centers of tanning business at the end of XIX and
beginning of XX centuries were such cities as Khiva, Khazarasp, Khanka and Urgench. In Khiva in 1930
1940 years there were some tens of them Among them such masters as M.Zhumanijazov, J.Tangrikuliev,
D.Iskandarov, I.Nijazmeto and others differed with their work.
Production of handicraftsmen found constant wide demand. From processed leather all kinds of foot-
wear, caps, fur costs, horse harness, bags for water and koumiss. different bags, cases, suitcases, coffers and
other household goods, bindings of books (mukova) and folder for papers (zhuzdan), trimmed with a thin
paten stamping were produced and sewed
Fur coats - pustyn produced of sheepskins with fur inside Scabbard for sabers, heels for a boot,
ornaments for saddles were also produced from leather.
For the Khorezm oasis if is lypical chugurma a big round flat cap made of lambskin with long wavy
wool.
In I he collection of «Leather products» of «Ichan-Kala». reserve-museum in Khiva till present day
there are collected more than 160 subjects, created by masters – «curriers». Among them a worthy place is
taken by horse ornaments under number KP № 350 (sinoband). KP № 352 (kuyushkin) KP № 1294 (Yuna),
bedding for saddle Such subjects, as kubda – leather case chest under № KP 5322/6, leather chest under №
KP 843 are especially stand out. Besides these, such subjects, as female leather shoes, different lashes and
others arc exhibited in the museum.
Mentioned subjects reached up to nowadays can be used for research of material culture of the area.
During several centuries master of Khorezm created outstanding products which till now surprise everyone
will their high art skill, talent and wisdom they do not leave us, indifferent and enrich our private world.

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