Azerbaijani carpet weaving
| Subclass of | weaving, folk art  |
|---|---|
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Intangible cultural heritage status | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity |
Azerbaijani carpet weaving (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan xalça toxuculuğu) be historical den traditional activity of de Azerbaijani people. De Azerbaijani carpet be traditional handmade textile of various sizes, plus dense textile den pile anaa pile-less surface, wey ein patterns be characteristic of Azerbaijan ein chaw carpet-making regions. Carpet making be family tradition dem transferr orally den thru practice.[1]
Insyd 2010, na dem add de art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving for Azerbaijan insyd to de UNESCO List of de Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[2]
Carpet weaving den community
[edit | edit source]For de years wey dey follow Azerbaijan ein independence from de Soviet Union, na Azerbaijani carpet weaving tradition be de subject to de special attention of de Azerbaijani government' ein efforts make e preserve, study, promote den develop carpet weaving traditions. Na dem adopt de Law “For de protection den development of carpet art of Azerbaijan” by de President Ilham Aliyev for December 2004 insyd,[3] na dem establish "Azerkhalcha" OJSC (Azerbaijani: “Azərxalça" ASC) for May 2016 insyd,[4] Dem start dey celebrate Carpet Weaver Day for May 5 according to de Presidential Decree dem date 25.11.2016,[5][6] dem design de fresh building for Azerbaijan Carpet Museum by Austrian architect Franz Janz insyd de shape of rolled carpet wey na dem put am for use for August 2014 insyd.[7][8] For addition, na dem approve State Program for de “Protection den development of carpet art insyd de Republic of Azerbaijan 2018-2022” for February 2018 insyd by Presido Ilham Aliyev plus de aim make dem create raw material supply give dis industry, improve de infrastructure for carpet-weaving, support de establishment of fresh workplaces den carry out qualified personnel training for de field of carpet-weaving insyd.[9] Furthermore, wool processing, wool den silk yarns manufacturing, den processing plants dem use give coloring wey na dem give attention go production of dyes.[9]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage". UNESCO.
- ↑ "Law "On the protection and development of carpet art of Azerbaijan"". Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan - Database of Regulatory Legal Acts. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ "About Azerkhalcha". azerxalca.az. Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ "Carpet Weavers' Day marked in Baku [PHOTO]". AzerNews.az. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan celebrates Carpet Weaver Day | Vestnik Kavkaza". vestnikkavkaza.net. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum". azcarpetmuseum.az. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ "Carpet Museum in Azerbaijan – aasarchitecture". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "On the approval of the State Program for the "Protection and development of carpet art in the Republic of Azerbaijan 2018-2022"". Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan - Database of Regulatory Legal Acts. Archived from the original on 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2019-09-17.