Shyrdak

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A Shyrdak ( IPA [ ʃɯrdɑ́q ]; Kyrgyz: шырдак) is a traditional, double-laid carpet made of felt , which consists of quilted, graphic, mostly symmetrical patterns and is handcrafted in Central Asia, especially in Kyrgyzstan . Also be felt pieces from the stool produced or obtained. Shyrdaks were inscribed on UNESCO's list of Urgent Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012.

Making a Shyrdak

A Shyrdak is created using wet felting , one of the oldest textile techniques that still plays an important role among the nomads of Central Asia today. The work is exhausting and is mainly done by women who work together in groups on an object. The wool of several animals is required for a carpet, the wool of sheep is mainly used , but also goats and yaks . The wool is washed, soaked with soap, laid out on a surface, then rolled up and pressed and kneaded until it is sufficiently matted after hours. After drying, the felt mat is colored if necessary. A symmetrical ornament is drawn with chalk. Two differently colored felt mats are then placed on top of one another and the recorded pattern is cut out through both layers. Then the cut pieces are stitched together with a double cable stitch. The result is two double-layer carpets with an identical pattern, a positive and a negative, similar to a reflection.

The carpets are traditionally two-tone, the most common colors are red and green, often the natural tones brown and beige. Multicolored products have only been offered since the 1960s, when tourism began and trade in Kyrgyzstan intensified. The ornaments are not abstract, but they have old symbolic meanings and are abstract forms from the animal and plant world of the mountain steppe. Colors and color combinations have specific meanings. The carpets from Naryn are considered to be the finest.

Related Tush kyiz and kiyiz Ala .

literature

  • Laurence Mitchell: The Bradt Travel Guide: Kyrgyzstan. Bradt Travel Guides, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84162-221-7 , pp. 31-32.
  • Bradley Mayhew: Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan. Lonely Planet, 2007, ISBN 978-1-74104-614-4 , p. 276.

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  1. ↑ http://www.unesco.de/kultur/2012/uho-1212-ike-neuhaben-2012.html
  2. ↑ The Bradt Travel Guide: Kyrgyzstan. P. 31