Chakan and its features
Author(s)
Title
Chakan and its features
Alternative Title
Чакан ва махсусиятҳои он
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
5
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Embroidery
Craftsmanship
Clothes
Design
Folklore
Chakan
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
Description
Chakan is national embroidery on cotton and silk fabrics, which is the most popular among Tajik women and girls. In the Khatlon region, Chakan is an important part of the bride and groom's attire. Here the grooms decorate their crowns with small embroideries. The art of сhakan embroidery was transmitted from generation to generation in the style of master-disciple. The most authoritative ancient dictionaries have explained the word сhakan. The phenomenon of сhakan is connected with the Kulab region. Chakan craftswomen named their ornaments such: “nighnigake,” “Sun,” “round,” “kajak,” “pomegranate,” “flower,” “three lives,” “wive,” “gulgulak,” “nail of the tiger,” “pepper, peacock, wheat,” and so on, which are more beautiful and attractive than each other. Each ornament should be used in a specific place on a cloth. In fact, the ornaments of the сhakan can be seen in the needlework of Samarkand, Bukhara, Istaravshan, Darvoz, and Vanj, in the patterns of the sleeves and skirts of the Tajiks of Shugnan. Chakan plays an important role in the history of Tajik clothing, and we are proud of it. The patterns reflected in the chakan have a world-wide meaning. The chakan shirt is a symbol of the diversity of life, the joys of life, and the shining of various flowers of the living nature with a unique and very striking freshness.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Tajik State Pedagogical University named after Sadriddin Aini
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2021
Volume
1-5
Issue
2
Pages
82-86
ISSN
2708-5759
Academic Field
Ethnography
Cultural Studies
Community/Ethnic Group
Kulob
Women-masters
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024