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Keste—Kazakh Embroidery on Various Materials
Description The video shows Kazakh keste (embroidery) an original Kazakh folk art and craft. According to experts, the word keste comes from an ancient Iranian word that can be literally translated as “painted”. Since ancient times almost every woman was engaged in embroidery. This art was inherited from mother to daughter. Masters embroidered on domestic canvases, leather, suede, and felt and on imported cloth, silk, cotton, and velvet. Also, experts distinguish the seam biz keste, performed by a conventional tambour seam with the help of a hook. Zeynelkhan Mukhamedzhan, the famous Kazakh artist and master of decorative and applied art, has been reviving this technique. Today, the artist passes his skills to students at the Almaty Art College.
Manage No VI00000041 Running Time 00:25:01
Country Kazakhstan
Videos Photographer Aleksey KAMENSKIY Year 2017
Place File Size 2,429
Definition File Format mp4
Copyright ICHCAP, National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO -
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Kazakhstan National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage

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