Social Hierarchy of Men A man was considered the continuation of the family line, the heir to family traditions, and ...
Ethnography
The Interior Decoration of a Kyrgyz Yurt The interior decoration of the yurt has been established over centuries, and ...
SOCIAL HIERARCHY OF WOMEN Reliable information about the social structure of the Kyrgyz people can be found in various ...
Yurt of the Laylak District (above), yurt of the Alay Valley (below). Motifs of the appliqué ornament on the dome of ...
Transformation of Land Use Among the Kyrgyz There existed a patronage system that was most vividly manifested in ...
Components of the Yurt To understand the fastening system of the components of the yurt, it is necessary to ...
Practice of Material Support for Economically Weak Members of the Community Communities were usually heterogeneous in ...
Yurt Walls The walls of the yurt (kerege) are retractable. They consist of a lattice of sticks that are given a curved ...
Kydyr (the elder) with his family in front of their yurt. Mountain Semirechye, Kyrgyzstan. Aksu District, Karakol ...
Dome Poles for the Yurt The process of making the wooden frame of the yurt proceeds as follows. The prepared wood is ...
The family of Kokumbai Chinin with a native borzoi and a trained golden eagle. Village of Kyzyl, Pishpek District, ...
Portable Dwelling of the Kyrgyz Kyrgyz wood craftsmen (zhygach usta) have mastered the production of the wooden frame ...