An interesting fact is the existence of felt wall carpets called 'tush kiyiz' (also known as 'tush tuurduk') in the Alai region as early as the beginning of our century. These carpets were trimmed with fringe on three sides and made using mosaic techniques. Essentially, such felt carpets did not differ from 'shirdamal' type carpets (the same colors, the same shape, the same manufacturing technique), but they were typically used for insulating yurts: they were hung on the wall to the left of the entrance. At the same time, they also served as decoration for the yurt. Obviously, ornamented appliquéd felt wall carpets were used for the same purpose. Such carpets were acquired by S. M. Dudin from the Alai Kyrgyz.
According to the stories of Gulbu Batieva (born in 1890, from the village of Ak-Kiya in the Soviet district), 'tush kiyiz' were made using mosaic techniques and embroidered with wool on felt; velvet versions were made only for the wealthy. From oral reports by S. M. Abramzon, we learned that in 1946, a felt 'tush kiyiz' embroidered with colored wool was discovered in the Toguz-Torou district of the Tian Shan region. Such 'tush kiyiz' are evidently an older form of carpet, predating the modern decorative wall carpet-panel of the same name. Its main part (the U-shaped frame) began to be made of velvet and embroidered with colored silk. The Historical Museum has collections of panel carpets dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, which can be seen as transitional forms. They are made from embroidered velvet and silk, but with a solid felt backing; in some of them, felt is used only for edging. In modern 'tush kiyiz', felt is not included. All this data indicates a relatively recent process of 'formation' of the modern type of wall carpet. Evidently, in the mid-19th century, it was still a felt product, as indicated by the very name 'kiyiz', meaning felt. The development of 'tush kiyiz' from mosaic carpets is confirmed by the fact that it is unknown to the Kyrgyz of the 'ichkilik' group, who, as mentioned above, are unfamiliar with mosaic techniques. Among the Kyrgyz from the 'mungush' and 'adigine' groups, 'tush kiyiz' were widely used in wealthy families in the past, but this type of wall decoration did not develop as much in the south as it did in northern Kyrgyzstan.