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Copper embossing, which reached its peak in the 19th and 20th centuries, played a significant role in the lives of both rural and urban populations of…

Porcelain, as a symbol of refinement and cultural exchange, traveled along the Great Silk Road from China into the depths of Central Asia for many centuries,…

Uzbek pottery art has long been famous for its diversity and uniqueness, reflecting the cultural and historical features of different regions of the country.…

In the Depths of the Uzbekistan History Museum: Unique Expeditions and Scholarly Discoveries The State Museum of History of Uzbekistan is a unique place…

In winter, rich Karakalpak women wore the shapan from expensive ikat silk ishik, furlined and trimmed the sleeves too. The sides and flaps of ishik…

Outwear shapan of women sewn from expensive brocade, silk fabrics was very ornate. They also had a red protected fringe at the edges, ends with three…

Karakalpak women’s clothes had decorative details, that were not in Khorezm suit, as on sleeves jengse worn over sleeves of outerwear.  Jengse was produced…

From the 16th century the cities of Mawarannahr began to gradually lose their role as major transshipment points of the great trade artery. Energetic…

Our articles collected under the heading “Orient” cover a wide geographical area that includes Iran, Iraq, Egypt, and the Eastern Mediterranean region. The…

One of the most interesting stages in the history of Mavarannakhr is associated with the Karakhanid dynasty. The name of the dynasty comes from the…

The collection of the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after I.V. Savitsky has a lot of architectural ornaments (capitals and…

The researchers noted: “The stylistic innovations of Alexander Volkov continued the traditions of the Russian Post-Cubism that made adjustments in the…

Alongside the Arabs, carpet weaving in Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya was also practiced by the Kungrat, or the largest sub-ethnic group of Uzbek peoples.    This…

The peculiar nature of Karakalpakstan with its pale colors captivated Igor Savitskiy as well. It is in landscape genre he enabled fully to unlock his…

Archaeological collections of the early Middle Ages and the Middle Ages (5th – 16th centuries) are no less rich. Among them are magnificent examples…

Many medieval doctors were talented poets and they successfully used the skill for their scientific works. The most popular poetic treatises were about…

According to sources, as soon as the eastern manuscripts were acquired by the Public Library, they were catalogued. Printed descriptions of Kulliyat…

The practice of including individual characters from 15 th-century Herati paintings is also typical for other Kulliyat miniatures, drawn by several artists…

Mir Alisher Navoi, was an intimate associate of Sultan Husain b. Mansur b. Bayqara (r. 1469 – 1506), as well as his foster-brother, and trusted advisor. His…

When studying the inscriptions on the eastern minaret of Oqsaroy, it was found that the inscriptions on it are a continuation of the text on the main facade…

When reading the inscriptions on the door of the mausoleum of Jahangir Mirza, which is the main monument of the architectural complex "Dar us-Sadat" in…

The costume consisted of a shirt dress, shalwar (baggy pants); outer clothes included a mursak and a ton; a paranja was worn for outdoor clothing; headwear…

The fertile Fergana Valley running between the Tian Shan and the Altay Mountains along the Syr Darya, divided between today’s Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and…

Short-pile (sheared) solid-woven carpets make up a small, yet markedly expressive group of Uzbek textiles.  They excel in their high weaving density,…