Kelaghayi production
Baku, Azerbaijan. Traditional silk headscarf — block printing technique. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Kelaghayi printing process
Applying patterns to silk fabric with wooden stamps. A technique unchanged for centuries.
Kelaghayi display
Finished kelaghayi scarves — colorful patterns and designs.
Kelaghayi drying
Dyed silk fabrics drying outdoors.
Azerbaijani carpet
Karabakh school, dragon pattern. Azerbaijani carpet art is on the UNESCO heritage list.
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
Baku — preserving and promoting carpet weaving art.
Baku carpet weaving
Traditional Baku carpet design and weaving technique.
Baku carpet collection
Samples from various schools — rich variety of colors and patterns.
Suzani — Tashkent
Hand embroidery with silk threads. Uzbekistan's traditional embroidery art.
Uzbek embroidery detail
Close-up of suzani pattern — hand embroidery with silk threads.
Samarkand — Registan Square
Video filming location. UNESCO World Heritage Site №603 — Silk Road cultural heritage center.
Tashkent
The project's main activity location — capital and cultural center of Uzbekistan.
Tashkent architecture
Architectural heritage from the Silk Road era.