The applied art of khongirads as a phenomenon of Turkic culture

Abstract

In the article there is considered traditional applied art of khongirads - one of considerable Uzbek tribes living in the southern regions of Uzbekistan. The applied art of khongirads has preserved centuries-old traditions which fully and brilliantly express the Turkic cultural identity. Khongirads’ trades have speciic peculiarities which became apparent in igurative structure as well as in technology, character of raw materials and functional purpose of wares. The author has studied the ornaments and technological methods of such kinds of artistic textile as embroidery, carpet-weaving and felting.