Materials
felting
ICH Materials 9
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Kyrgyz old man in national headwear - Ak kalpak
Kyrgyzstan
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Woman in the process of making Ak Kalpak (national headwear)
Kyrgyzstan
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Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz and Kazakh yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings)
Yurt production includes knowledge and skills in creating a portable dwelling traditionally used by Kazakh and Kyrgyz people. Yurt has a dismountable wooden circular frame covered with felt and braided with ropes. Yurts can be easily set up and dismantled within a short period of time. Yurts are basically characterized as easily transportable, compact, ecological and practical dwellings.\nBearers of yurt-making traditional knowledge are craftspeople (men and women), producing yurts and yurts’ interior decorations.\nMen and their apprentices make yurts’ wooden frames, traditionally by hand using special devices and instruments. Men also make wooden, leather, bone and metal details for yurts and household items. Women make yurt coverings and interior decorations. As a rule, they work in community-based groups supervised by experienced skilled women-artisans. Women-artisans use weaving, spinning, braiding, felting, embroidering, sewing, winding and other traditional handicraft technologies. Women’s work- process is usually accompanied by their singing, joking, telling stories about famous masters of the past and treating traditional meals.
Kazakhstan -
Traditional ways of making Esgii (Felt)
“Esgii” is felt broadly used by nomads in Mongolia in everyday life, especially for covering Ger-Traditional dwelling. Esgii is made from sheep and camel wool by felting. Herders produce various ornamented felt products such as carpets, bags, clothing and sacks of household utensils.
Mongolia