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Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Karakalpak yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings)

Connaissances et savoir-faire traditionnels de la fabrication des yourtes kirghizes, kazakhes et karakalpak (habitat nomade des peuples turciques)

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Overview

The yurt is a nomadic dwelling with a collapsible wooden circular frame covered with felt and braided with ropes. It can be easily assembled and dismantled within a short period of time. Yurts are made from natural and renewable raw materials. Men and their apprentices make the wooden frames by hand, along with wooden, leather, bone and metal details. Women make the interior decorations and exterior coverings, which are ornamented with organic or geometric patterns. As a rule, they work in community-based groups supervised by experienced women artisans, and employ weaving, spinning, braiding, felting, embroidering, sewing and other traditional techniques. Related knowledge and skills are transmitted within families or from teachers to apprentices. The practice is also transmitted by community elders, during various cultural events (exhibitions, festivals and workshops) and through the...

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Communities
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Languages
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Cultural territories
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Countries
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

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The yurt is a nomadic dwelling with a collapsible wooden circular frame covered with felt and braided with ropes. It can be easily assembled and dismantled within a short period of time. Yurts are made from natural and renewable raw materials. Men and their apprentices make the wooden frames by hand, along with wooden, leather, bone and...

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