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Gold embroidery of Bukhara
  • Manage No PI00002827
    Country Uzbekistan
    ICH Domain Knowledge and practices about nature and the universe, Traditional craft skills
Description Type of traditional emroidery which was widely spread in applied design art of Uzbekistan Gold embroidery were revived at the end of XXth Century.It's formation goes back to ancient history. According to written sources and archeological findings gold embroidery is one of the leading forms of craftsmanship of the city.At the end of the XIX – beginning of the ХХ century Bukhara was the center of crafts associated with gold embroidery. Notably, at that time gold embroidery was mostly dealt by men. But in some cases, when there were more orders than expected, women (who were close relatives of gold embroiderers) could act in the role of assistants.
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