Antique nomadic textiles - Nomads textiles

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The Kazakhs, Turkmen, Kyrghyz were living in the arid and montainous regions, the only way for them to survive was to move on their seasonal travels to find good grazing land for their herds of sheeps and goats, with horses and camels used for transport and with portable houses. The wool sheared and dyed by men was weaved and felted by women to produce according to function in their domestic environments and nomadic lifestyle households, bags and other rugs.

The antique nomadic textiles of Central Asia reflect the cultural differences within the region, the interdependence of nomadic and settled people, the influence of other cultures over many centuries particularly as the Silk Road trade grew. Nomads were living in the arid and montainous north . The only way for them to survive in this region was to move on their seasonal travels to find good grazing land for their herds of sheeps and goats, with horses and camels used for transport and with portable houses (the yurts) allowing them to resist to very cold weather. Sheeps and goats provided both food, milk and also wool for clothes, wall hangings, yurt decorations and other domestic items known now as antique nomadic textiles. These nomadic textiles were produced according to function and available materials in their domestic environments and nomadic lifestyle. In addition to weaving textiles for their family's own needs, nomadic women produced rugs and flatwoven rugs for sale to town and village people. In the south, settled people were agriculturalists living in fertile plains and oases. Inhabiting along the lenght of the Silk Road, many of them made business deals with nomadic textiles. This highly developed trade, the many different nomadic cultures (Turkmen, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz) within Central Asia impacted nomadic textiles and nomads' lifestyle.