Brief Analysis of Folk Hand-Woven Carpet Craft in Xinjiang

Abstract:

As a kind of handicraft of Uygur, Xinjiang Hetian carpet takes up a pivotal position in Uygurs life, because Hetian was the birthplace of the Uygur carpet and the production of carpet in Xinjiang has always been centered on this place. Elaborately made by folk artists with traditional hand craft, Uyghur carpet is sophisticated in materials, delicate in textile technology, which is one of the major reasons why it is favored by customers from both home and abroad. With distinctive national features and strong local colors, Uyghur carpet is called as a distinctive oriental carpet. [ The raw materials and weaving processes, etc. of Xinjiang Uyghur folk hand-woven carpet is described in this paper.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 821-822)
• Pages: 459-463
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.821-822.459
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Xiakeer Saitaer, Chu Yang Zhang
• Keywords: Craft, Folk Carpet, Raw Materials

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