Decorative arts of Kazakhstan Charms amulets

Decorative arts of Kazakhstan

Charms , amulets - ukyayak , attached on both sides at the temples. Product consisted of two parts , compositionally interconnected , diverse in form and decoration. As a rule, they used the set in silver claws of an eagle owl , which is considered among the Kazakhs powerful defense against the dark forces. Spit girls pendants decorated dinning sholpy , shashbau and shashtenge consisting of connected mobility openwork medallions with inlays of carnelian. The natural beauty of stone effectively emphasized lacy rim , to which were attached to coin a more decorative and compositional perfection. Sholpy shashtenge and hung to the ends of the braid and shashbau fastened at the bottom and down the entire length of the spit , they emphasized the length and thickness of hair.

The most common in Kazakh women earrings and jewelry temporal crescentshaped ring, with pendants, complex configuration with inlays of stone, plate, wire, etc.

Breast decoration - onyrzhiek - consisted of monumental, geometric plates, chains, pendants ringing. Elegance and richness of different finishes Necklaces - Alka having horizontal composition consisting of bonded with silver coins, stones, mounted, and all-metal openwork medallions. Girls and young women love to wear necklaces and beads - monshak, coral, carnelian, pearls and colored glass.

Warding function performed special amulets, intended for prayers from the Koran - and boytumarsha that have proliferated in the late XIX - early XX centuries. Jewellery manufactured as hollow and triangular tubular articles with decorative elements on the front surface.

The Kazakhs, there are several types of bracelets: cast - zhumyr blezik, swivel - topsaly blezyk with rings on chains - infinite blezyk bracelets in a watch - Sagat blezyk inlaid inlays of semiprecious stones - kozdy blezyk, as well as flat and twisted.