Among Zoroastrian burial items, there is a camel-shaped zoomorphic OSTADON lying there. It was found…
Complementing the collection are numerous pieces of headgear adorned with characteristic ornaments, embroidery stitches and motifs characteristic for different Uzbek regions.
An obligatory part of both Uzbek men’s and women’s costume is the low, soft or stiff, cap with a circular or square base and a flat or cone-shaped crown, embroidered with geometric and floral patterns, commonly known by the name of duppi. The most numerous group is characteristic male duppi (tus tuppy doppa) caps that have a square base and a convex crown sewn from four panels. Caps of this kind are a popular day-to-day accessory worn by the Uzbek and Tajik people at the back of their head to accompany the traditional tight-fitting tun coat or contemporary urban attire. Among the Museum’s oldest headwear are dark velvet caps adorned with embossed Bukhara embroidery. Dating back to the first half of the 20th century, the pieces come from the collection of Soviet ethnographer Antonina Pisarchik and were donated by her heirs.
More information about this can be found in the book-album "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Museums of Poland" (volume XL) from the series "Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in the Collections of the World".
