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    Manage No EE00001101
    Country Uzbekistan
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
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    Khorezm, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Surkhandarya, Sirdarya, Ferghana regions and Karakalpakstan Republic
    Year of Designation 2011
Description Jewelry is a type of decorative and applied art: the manufacture of art jewelry, household items and others from precious metals (gold, silver), often in combination with precious and crafting stones, as well as artistic products from other metals (bronze, copper), made with fine craftsmanship. Jewelry art is one of the most ancient types of folk art of Uzbekistan, which has retained its vitality to this day. Major centers of this art in the XIX-ХХ centuries were located in Bukhara, Khiva, Tashkent, Samarkand, Margilan, Qoqand, Qarshi, Shahrisabz and Kitab. Depending on the functional purpose, jewelry can be divided into several types. Sometimes jewelry, used for the same functional purpose but created in different regions of Uzbekistan, bore different names.
Social and cultural significance The jewelry craft in Uzbekistan is specialized not only in manufacturing bijou, there is also a high demand for watches, stationery and souvenirs made of gold, kitchen sets made of silver. A large amount of non-ferrous metals is mined in the country, there are deposits of precious stones such as lazuli, malachite, turquoise, opal, etc. Jewelry is one of the most ancient arts of Uzbekistan, the secrets of which have been passed down from generation to generation. The first jewelry found on the territory of Uzbekistan dates back to the 12th century BC. The peak of the jewelry art perfection here was the period of the 19th - early 20th centuries. Today, the jewelry art of Uzbekistan is reviving on the basis of the traditions of the families of jeweler-zargar craftsmen. In jewelry stores you can see gold and silver items made in the classical style of the Uzbek jewelry schools. Craftsmen began to unite in artisan unions, and their works are increasingly appearing at specialized jewelry exhibitions. Special attention is paid to the issues of improving the activities of the "Uzbekzargarsanoati" association. Interest in the unique style of Uzbek jewelers is growing every year, even outside the country. The jewelry art of Uzbekistan is a rich original culture that is beginning to revive, preserving the knowledge and secrets of craftsmanship accumulated by ancestors over the millennia.
Transmission method The tradition is transmitted through traditional non-formal learning method Usto-Shogird (“Master-Apprentice”)
Community Republican Association of Khunarmand and its regional branches in Khorazm, Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Margilan, Surkhandaryo, Sirdaryo, Ferghana and Karakalpakstan
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Republican Scientific-Methodical Center for Organization of Culture Institutions Activity
http://www.folklore.uz
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