Among Zoroastrian burial items, there is a camel-shaped zoomorphic OSTADON lying there. It was found…
The art of carpet weaving is rooted in remote antiquity. Carpet patterns are mainly geometric and floral. Each pattern has its own meaning and purpose, related to ancient beliefs. That is why carpets were used in different rituals: in the matchmaking, in mourning and funeral rites, in making namaz, in giving birth to a child, etc.
The composition of every carpet consists the central field and a border. The border, in turn, could consist of one or sevelar bands, narrow or wide, at times separated from each other by additional elements. The so-called gyol compositions with rows of medallions-gyol or striped compositions (diagonal or longitudinal stripes) dominated in the central field.
The medallion-gyol with stepped edges, framed by hook-like motif, various crosschaped medallions, octagonal stars, rhombus, and triangles. Horns in the carpet design are associated with a totem belief. The “tree of life” is a symbol of eternity and fertility. The lattice-shaped element meant the fire and a hearth. There are also stylized images of birds associated with the tamga signs of the Oghuz and Dashti-Kipchak clans. Most often this is the motif of dyrnak (claw), the personification of a predatory hunting bird, a totem of the Turkic tribes.
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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