Atlas of Central Asian artistic crafts and trades. Vol IV. Tajikistan
ISBN: 5-638-02172-8;
Era: A. Radjabov;
Country : Uzbekistan;
Era: A. Radjabov;
Country : Uzbekistan;
Present publication is the fourth volume in a
series devoted to the folk arts and crafts of the Central Asian communities. It
reflects the history of development and the current state of the traditional
artisanship in Tajikistan. The publication summarizes the studies of a wide
range of traditional crafts such as pottery, embossing, jewellery, wood
carving, production of wooden and leather vessels, stone and alabaster carving,
and decorative painting on alabaster, wood and papier-mache. Publication also
includes the information on the decorative gold embroidery, which represents
one of the most spectacular samples of decorative crafts of the Tajikistan.