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  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001100
    Country Uzbekistan
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
    Address
    Margilan town
    Year of Designation 2012
Description Historically, Margilan was the centre for making atlas and adras – vivid and fine traditional fabrics. Due to the acute need to revive and safeguard traditions at risk of disappearing, the local community came up with an initiative to launch the Crafts Development Centre (CDC) in 2007. The CDC’s goal is to safeguard, develop and promote the method of Uzbek traditional atlas and adras making through innovative training sessions, exhibitions and craft fairs, traditional textile festivals, and the publication of safeguarding materials and manuals. The CDC also promotes the use of natural materials, and supports the transmission of knowledge and skills about nature and the universe and their role in ensuring people’s health and wellbeing.
Social and cultural significance The nomination "Margilan Crafts Development Centre, safeguarding of Atlas and Adras making traditional technologies" has been selected as a programme project and activities best reflecting the principles and objectives of the Convention in 2017. Margilan Crafts Development Centre was established to preserve the disappearance of artisan schools and transmit the tradition of adras and atlas making, at the newly restored — Sayyid Ahmad Huja Medressah in Margilan in 2007. The Following masters represent the Margilan Crafts Development Centre: Rasuljon Mirzaakhmedov and Rakhimjon Mirzaakhmedov (both represent 9th generation of craftsmen), Alisher Akhmadaliev and Makhmudjon Tursunov (both represent 3rd generation of craftsmen), Sherzodjon Goziyev (2nd generation of craftsmen). The Centre is aimed at teaching the handicrafts (the arts of silk and wool carpets weaving, ikat weaving, block printing and embroidery) and revival of traditions of individual masters and their workshops. Master of the Center contributed to revitalization of different aspects of ancient ikat making and natural dyeing as well as other textile schools. Among them it is possible to mention the old design of Bukhara silk-velvet ikat “A’lo Bakhmal”, for which Rasuljon Mirzaakhmedov was awarded UNESCO’s “A Seal of Excellence” (2005).
Transmission method Today more than 500 skilful masters are dealing with adras, beqasam and ikat weaving in Margilan. Approximately 3000 people, representing the families or apprentices of masters, are involved as assistants. The Center concluded a cooperation agreement with National Crafts College located in Margilan. This allows organizing practical sessions for about 100 young people annually on learning the secrets of ancient atlas and adras making, technologies of natural dyeing, to enhance their skills and creativity.
Community Margilan Crafts Development Centre, Republican "Khunarmand" Association and its branches
Type of UNESCO List Good Safeguarding Practices
Incribed year in UNESCO List 2017
Keyword
Information source
Republican Scientific-Methodical Center for Organization of Culture Institutions Activity
http://www.folklore.uz

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