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Umai Saqafka by Marina Begman
Umai Saqafka by Marina Begman
Umai Saqafka by Marina Begman
Umai Saqafka by Marina Begman
Umai Saqafka by Marina Begman

Lacag Farnijar · 2020

Umai Saqafka

by Marina Begman

  • Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award 2020 in Farnijar
  • CLIENT: Marina Begman
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 38,702
  • Verification code B944221458 · Verify this award
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About Umai Saqafka

Waxaa lagu sameeyay farsamadii hore ee reer guuraaga, oo ay ilaalinayso liiska UNESCO ee dhaxalka dhaqameed ee aan loo dulqaadan karin ee ubaahan badbaadinta deg-degga ah, saqafkan ayaa ah waxa ugu wanaagsan ee dhogorta ka soo baxa iyada oo ay ugu wacan tahay daahyada timaha jilicsan iyo isjiidashada gacanta oo wanaagsan taas oo abuureysa dareen xoog leh. Boqolkiiba 100 gacanta ayaa laga sameeyay, rooggan waxaa lagu sameeyaa iyadoo loo adeegsanayo hooska dabiiciga ah ee dhogorta iyo lagu daro khudbad huruud ah oo lagu qariyey qolof basasha. Xarig Dahab ah oo maraya saqafka ayaa sameeya bayaan wuxuuna xusuusinayaa timaha si xor ah ugu qulqulaya dabeysha - timaha ilaaha reer guuraaga ah ee Umay - ilaaliyaha haweenka iyo carruurta.

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Umai Saqafka waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Umai Saqafka waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Umai Saqafka waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

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Unique Properties
One hundred percent natural sheep wool hand-felted and hand-stitched, dyed with herbs. Wool texture comes out beautifully through natural color combination and detailed stitching. Using an ancient and rare nomadic technique of rug making, included in UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safekeeping, the best of natural material is brought out, making it state of the art rug or wall decoration for modern home
Dimensions & Packaging
3000 mm x 2000 mm x 15 mm
Tags
felt, wool, handmade rug, shyrdak
Production Technology
Creating Hair of Umay is a complex endeavour, following ancient techniques of shyrdak making and research of central asian legends included interviewing the elder women artisans in Naryn. Wool, the primary material, is sheared from sheep in the spring. It is then washed, dried, coloured, and pressed into sheets. The sheets are cut into beautiful patterns and hand stitched together. These patterns are quilted onto a large piece of plain wool base, creating a soft, thick, high-quality carpet.
Design Challenge
The rug is fully hand-stitched, cannot be imitated by a sewing machine. It takes one experienced woman-artisan 3 days to stitch one m2. It takes 6 sheep to make one rug of 3m by 2m size. The whole process is hand-made and very labor intensive.
Research
First, the technique itself was researched. Secondly, the ancient legends of central asian nomads were learned.The technique research included academic research about shyrdak making, traveling to Kyrgyzstan to remote mountainous region Naryn, where this technique is still kept by elder women, interviewing them, as well as participating in shyrdak making to experience and understanding the technique firsthand.
The research of nomadic legends included reading central asian literature and interviewing a university professor on Kyrgyz literature and history.
Inspiration
Inspired by a legend of Turkic and Mongolian people, about ancient goddess Umai - a benevolent spirit, the patroness of children and women. The mother goddess was depicted with golden hair, with a comb-shaped hairstyle. The rug drawing is depicting her loose hair in the wind
Project Duration
A custom rug takes two months to make including delivery. Workshop is located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Operation Flow
It is a piece of art that could decorate your floor or wall.
Also helps with acoustics to limit noise pollution. It retains warmth when it is cold, and keeps a space cool when it is hot. It's antibacterial, and doesn't absorb odours.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020
Image #5: Photographer Dias Nurmagambetov, Variations, 2020

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