THE COUNTRIES OF TURKMENISTAN AND KYRGYSTAN. ARE YOU READY ? LET'S GET STARTED! LESSON 5: TURKMENISTAN AND KYRGYSTAN THEIR TRADITIONAL ARTS INCLUDE FELT MANUFACTURE, JEWELRY MAKING, WOODWORK, CERAMICS, AND SILVERWORK. The most unique and beautiful carpets in the world are produced by Turkmenistan. These vary in shape and purpose. Carpet weaving is an ancient art, and each tribe developed its own distinctive pattern. Turkmen carpets have been traditionally woven out of WOOL, COTTON and SILK: Turkmenistan is also the source of keteni, a homespun silk that is used for the beautiful dresses worn by Turkmen women on special occasions. Keteni cloth is an object of one of the wonderful traditions of the Turkmen people Kyrgyz women produce a wide range of textiles, mostly from the felt of their sheep. Nowadays, ancient patterns are adapted to the tourist and export market, but it is still a living tradition and that all yurts and most houses contain hand-made carpets or rugs called shirdaks. SHIRDAKS Large elaborately embroidered wall hangings called tush kyiz are traditionally made in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, by elder women to commemorate the marriage of a son or daughter. lowers, plants, animals, stylized horns, national designs, and emblems of Kyrgyz life are often found in these ornate and colorful embroideries. Flat cushions illustrated above called xxx are usually made in shadow- pairs. AFTER VISITING CENTRAL ASIA, WE WILL NOW FLY TO WEST ASIA. LESSON 6: ARTS AND CRAFTS OF WEST ASIA WEST ASIA IS RICH IN CULTURAL HERITAGE. THIS IS CLEARLY EVIDENT IN THE VARIETY AND QUALITY OF REGIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS. TYPICAL ARTISTIC FORMS FROM THE REGION INCLUDE: 1.EMBROIDERY 5.WOOD CARVING TREE 6.BLOWN 2.CALLIGRAPHY GLASSWORKS 7.HAMMERED 3.CERAMICS METALWORK 4. INLAID WOOD DESIGNS 1.EMBROIDERY 2. CALLIGRAPHY 3. CERAMICS 4. INLAID WOOD DESIGNS 5. WOOD CARVING 6. BLOWN GLASSWORKS 7. HAMMERED METALWORK A METALWORK CRAFTSMAN THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!