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Doppidozlik (skullcap embroidery)
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001260
    Country Uzbekistan
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
    Address
    Ferghana valley, Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Qashqadarya, Surkhandarya and other regions
    Year of Designation 2011
Description Skullcap embroidery was developed among Iranian and Turkic peoples since ancient times. Skullcaps make up part of the national dresses of the peoples of Turkistan, especially of Uzbeks and Tajiks. They differ in terms of form and décor from one place to another. The traditions of their creation are also different. For sewing skullcap a piece of material is cut out from single-colored silk or satin, embroidered by using simple, silk and gold threads. Parts of skullcap, decorated with fancy work, are put on lining and sewed to each other. The edges are decorated with braids. Depending on the style, skullcaps can be quadrangular or cone-shaped. Skullcaps especially are made by women.
Social and cultural significance Along with artisanal production, skullcaps are produced on industrial basis. Today it is possible to observe production of skullcaps in Bukhara ("Zardoz" joint-stock company), Tashkent ("Sharq guli"), enterprises of Chust city (Namangan region) and others. Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that it was manual embroidery of skullcaps through which local artistic traditions continued their evolvement. Also, in Tashkent, Andijan, Margilan and Boysun a new type of women's skullcap emerged, which uses seaming technique of "Iraqi" and light-shadowy satin stitch. Traditional types of skullcaps got enriched with new details. Skullcap embroidery continues its evolvement, mostly in the form of home-based traditional embroidery. Because of many objective reasons it got widespread in rural areas of Uzbekistan. Handywomen, by repeating traditional patterns, carefully introduced to them new motifs, presented them in more expressive manner. It should be mentioned that all times skullcaps were very good and practical souvenir as well for coming tourists and as gift to everyone.
Transmission method Doppidozlik is promoted by relevant centers, in which transmission of related knowledge and skills are based on “ustoz-shogird” (master-apprentice) traditions.
Community Branches of the Republican "Khunarmand" Association in Bukhara, Tashkent, Namangan, Margilan, Andijan and Baysun
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Republican Scientific-Methodical Center for Organization of Culture Institutions Activity
http://www.folklore.uz

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