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Inside the Yurt

The inside decoration of the yurt, of which I posted the photo of the ceiling yesterday.

Indoor decoration of the Kyrgyz yurt developed over time and even now the placement of certain objects and the use of certain places are the same as it was centuries ago. There are still male and female parts; there is the place for most respected people to sit and the place for the fire (kolomto) .

To the left of the entrance of the yurt was the men's half, where saddles, harnesses, and hunting paraphernalia were kept. To the right was the women's half with a reed screen separating the kitchen. Food, certain dishes and water have a specific place.

In the center, in a small depression, there was the hearth. Behind it against the wall, across from the entrance, on a wooden platform, there was a pile of blankets, carpets and chests. This was a sacred spot, reserved for the host or old and respected guests.

On the floor were koshma made of bleached sheep's wool, used as carpets - tuurduk, uzuk and tiunduk jabuu. On the walls, bags for domestic use were hung. The rest of the objects made of felt mat were painted and decorated. For example, ayak kap (a bag for dishes), kurjun (a woven bottle for liquid), etc. Various bottles for storing such milk products as kumis, ayran, sour cream, etc (saba, konek, kookor, konochok) were made from leather. Wooden objects played a significant role in daily life: tabak, kashik, suzgu, tupkuch, kapkak, surayak, kara ayak, coku, cok bilek, takta, bakan and ala bakan among them.