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Showing posts with label Ferghana/Khiva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ferghana/Khiva. Show all posts
Friday, June 16, 2017

Socks of Khiva

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Khivan face socks - locals call them "Madonna socks". Image: Inessa Yuvakaeva There are many beautiful applied art objects t...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Khiva: Bread Making Master Class

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Zulkhumor preparing the dough in her kitchen Seattle-based  globetrotter Carol Willison recently travelled with Uzbek Journeys to Kyrg...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Explore Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in 2016

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Details of Samarkand's Registan. Image: Richard Marshall Details of Uzbek Journeys 2016 one-of-a-kind, small group tours to Uzbeki...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

A Glimpse of Khivan Woodcarving 1937

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Khiva is still famous for its woodcarving today. Image: Richard Marshall British Pathé was once a dominant feature of the British ci...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Khiva's Sunday Markets

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Autumn melon bonanza at Khiva market Sunday morning is a lovely time to be in Khiva. The old town - Ichan Qala - within the baked bric...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

The Story of Uzbek Silk Production: Step by Step

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Rosemary Sheel California-based photographer Rosemary Sheel specialises in photographs and stories from far-away places. She travelled t...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Blue Ceramics of Rishtan, Ferghana Valley

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Detail of a Rishtan platter Rishtan is the oldest centre of ceramic art in Central Asia. The famous technique of glazed earthenware, w...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Ferghana Valley's BIG Tea Set

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BIG tea set in traditional cotton design Australian visitors to the Ferghana Valley will be thrilled to see that the tradition of Big Th...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Khiva's Open-Air Cinema

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The setting for Khiva's open-air cinema; image courtesy John Payne This autumn saw the revival of the open-air cinema in the ancient...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Unforgettable Rano Yakubova, Ayaz Qala Yurt Camp

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Rano Yakubova, hamming it up in front of a yurt Ayaz Qala consists of three fortresses built from the 4th century BC to the 7th century...
Monday, November 12, 2012

Autumn in Uzbekistan

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Road leading to the yurts. Image courtesy Richard Marshall Autumn is especially lovely in Uzbekistan. Not only are the poplars and fruit...
Monday, November 5, 2012

The Jabborov Rope Walking Family of Khiva

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The Jabborov brothers, rope walkers In the courtyard of the Mohammed Rakhim Khan Madrassah, inside the ancient, baked brick walls of Khi...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Ferghana Valley Silk Ikats: Tying the Clouds

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Bound silk threads Abrbandi is the gloriously romantic, Uzbek term for the resist-dye technique perfected in the lush Ferghana Valley, ...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Khudaybergen Divanov - Father of Uzbek Photography

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Khudaybergen Divanov Khudaybergen Divanov was born in Khorezm in 1878, the son of the Secretary to the Khivan khan. Around this time, t...
Monday, April 2, 2012

Uzbek Ikat as Interior Design Element

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Weinrib's ikat armchair; image Madeline Weinrib's atelier As well as being part of beautiful garments and accessories, ikat de...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Oscar de la Renta's Love Affair with Uzbek Ikat

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Oscar de la Renta Trench Coat, 2005 Since 2005 New York-based designer Oscar de la Renta has included ikat fabrics in collections rangin...