Karakalpak Ornament: Form and Significance
ISBN: 978-601-332-326-8;
Era: BogoslovskayaI.V. ;
Country : Kazakhstan;
Era: BogoslovskayaI.V. ;
Country : Kazakhstan;
The reviewed monograph Karakalpak Ornament: Form and Significance introduces
to its reader the figurative language of the Karakalpak applied and
decorative arts and crafts, presented in ornamental forms. The
imperishable significance of their sign system was determined by the
absence of any writing system among the Karakalpaks in the historical
past. Along with the artistic and aesthetic value, such ornament
performed the most important communicative function. Having preserved
its ancient roots, the Karakalpak ornament also represents a unique
source for the study of the centuries-old long-standing traditions of
the people, their ethnogenesis and ethnic history, worldview, contacts
and connections with neighboring cultures.