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Protection and popularization of a historical and cultural heritage of our people is one of the important directions of the state policy carried out by the honourable President. One of the ancient useful arts, which have brought a contribution into development of world culture, national art of embroidery of the Turkmen people, takes a special place. The embroidery, being one of the ancient kinds of applied art, has got a wide spread occurrence among women. In the past our skilled woman have found beautiful samples for an embroidery, have skillfully combined paints and transferred patterns on a cloth and have created a lot of kinds of national clothes. In their art of embroidery they have given patterns the beauty of the nature. Women have not only showed the beauty of the nature by patterns, but expressed their dreams as well.
Transfer to the State museum of the State cultural centre of Turkmenistan in May 2021 of a cape, embroidered by the mother of hero Arkadag Ogulabat eje in 1971 and, which is considered to be the standard of embroidery, has filled our hearts with inexhaustible pride. This product made by Ogulabat eje is an example for imitation for Turkmen women, especially, for young girls. The art of the mother, which is the higher sample of the embodiment of a nationality like the patch of light from the past lights up our prosperous epoch. It represents new fine shades of an applied art.
On the 2-nd of June 2022 at the State museum of the State cultural centre of Turkmenistan has been organized theoretical and practical conference named “Turkmen art of embroidery – our national heritage” the Central Council of the Union of women of Turkmenistan, Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan on UNESCO affairs together with Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and an exhibition within its network. The basis of the exhibition consists of the embroidered national clothes containing in storehouses, namely, capes decorated with “gulyaydy”, “barmak”, “tegbent”, “gochak” patterns, green, yellow, white capes with patterns “chigildem”, “suyek”, “chynar yaprak”, “daragt”, “purpudak”, “gyzyl alow”, the embroidered big kerchiefs. Dresses sewed of “keteni” with collars finished with an edging, necking and decorated with patterns “ak gayma”, “dagdan”, oriental robes with patterns “erik gul”, “alma gul”, “tegbent”, a velvet oriental robe and oriental robe with patterns “gul” are located in excellent harmony. Our skilled women decorate patterns not only woman’s, but men's wear as well. For example, oriental robes, shirts with collar fastening on one side are decorated by “gochak”, “dagdan” patterns. National character of the exhibition is also enriched by the children's clothes decorated with “daragt”, “toynuk”, “ashyk”, “okgosi” patterns. The sufficient place of the exhibition is occupied with the articles of everyday use also decorated with various kinds and ways.
Participants of the conference acquainted with the exhibition composed of national values kept at the storehouses of the museum.