The decorative and applied arts of Uzbekistan are the creation and tradition of folk craftsmen going back centuries. Embroidery, knives, carpets, ceramics, silk, and embossing are all unique exotic Uzbekistani crafts. In this RIA Novosti image gallery you can see items produced by folk craftsmen of Uzbekistan
The decorative and applied arts of Uzbekistan are the creation and tradition of folk craftsmen going back centuries. Embroidery, knives, carpets, ceramics, silk, and embossing are all unique exotic Uzbekistani crafts. In this RIA Novosti image gallery you can see items produced by folk craftsmen of Uzbekistan
Uzbek embroidery was used for the decoration of festive men’s costumes, waist belts, women’s wedding veils, cases for knives, kettles, mirrors, and wallets.
There are two types of items of Uzbek ceramics, which include glazed ceramic pottery and unglazed ceramics. Photo: Descendent from a family of potters, academician Akbar Rakhimov demonstrates ceramic items in his studios.
In Uzbekistan ceramics is used not only for making dishes but also souvenirs.
Souvenir ceramic panel
Glazed ceramic statuette of a minter
Copper embossing is considered one of the oldest applied arts of Uzbekistan.
Like ceramics, this kind of art has been traditional in Central Asia for centuries.
Since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, embossed goods have been characterized by harmonic proportions, expressive lines, and ornamental patterns.
A minter at work
Carving is another traditional handicraft of Uzbekistan.
Carvings originally covered wooden columns frequent in ancient Uzbek architecture
Later, different wooden items, including caskets, bookracks, children’s amulets and frames were carved.
In late 1970s, traditional lacquer painting was revived in Uzbekistan
Natural colorants mixed with egg are used in Uzbek painting.
Lacquer painting is used to decorate small caskets, pen and pencil cases, small tables, chess sets and book spines.
