Among Zoroastrian burial items, there is a camel-shaped zoomorphic OSTADON lying there. It was found…
The richest ornamental system of embroidery is closely connected with the spiritual life and customs of the Uzbek people.
All elements of embroidery – colour, drawing, individual symbols – carried an important semantic load.
In order to understand better the soul of the people and their world perception, it is important to master the “alphabet” of a pattern. The pattern was given a certain magical meaning. Its motifs were closely associated with agricultural cults. The triangle, facing the top down, symbolized feminine for the ancient farmers, and upwards – masculine. United together, they were a symbol of the beginning of a new life.
The triangle itself was the ancient sacral sign. It was not without reason that the metal cases, into which sayings from the Koran were later put in, were usually made triangular. The doga (lit. prayer) was of the same shape; it is a popular amulet from the evil eye, protecting not only children, but also adults, which was sewn of cloth and often decorated with embroidery.
Wavy and streamy patterns are associated with the agricultural cult of fertility, personifying streams of life-giving water.
You can learn more about the topic in the book-album "The Collection of the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan" (Part 2, Volume XXVII) in the series "Сultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections".
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