Traditional Kyrgyz Carpet Weaving Process and Semantics of Related Customs
- 1 Department of History, Archeology and Ethnography, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- 2 Departmemnt of History, Kyrgyz-Uzbek University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- 3 South Department of Academy of Sciences, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- 4 Department of History, Archeology and Ethnography, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- 5 Department of Public Health and Well-Being, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- 6 Department of Accounting and Customs, Financial-Juridical College, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- 7 Science and Research Department, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Abstract
Research relevance in this article is providing information about the traditional Kyrgyz carpet weaving process and semantics of related customs. Carpet weaving is the most popular form of Kyrgyz traditional handicraft. This craft is mainly seen as a women’s activity. The process of carpet weaving is a combination of involved activities. The history of people’s ethnic culture is deeply connecting with the way of life and the type of economy of certain people. Handicrafts are satisfying aesthetic needs and have a great practical value, as well as reflecting ethnic relations between people. One of the main material value categories in the Kyrgyz people custom is woven carpets and rugs. Recently, carpets and rugs have not lost their practical significance, and in some traditions of Kyrgyz life, carpets and rugs are the main attributes. Therefore, we can say that Kyrgyz carpet weaving is endemic. The main focus in this article was made on semantics of carpet weaving traditional custom in the Kyrgyz culture.
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