1. The kelagayi is a traditional silk headscarf from Azerbaijan with distinct features, including its square size of 160x160 cm and ornamentation using the hot batik technique and certain colors. Kelagayi expresses cultural ideas and facilitates communication through its symbols. 2. An exhibition of batik art from Azerbaijan was held in the Museum Center in Baku, featuring works from various artists working in silk and other materials. 3. The production of kelagayi in the village of Baskal involves natural vegetable dyes and a stamping method, with the traditional patterns carrying cultural meaning as codes for the community.

1. The Batik in Azerbaijan.
Zaytsev Aleksey
Rena Ibrahimbayova
Jalil Tariverdiev
Tatyana Agababayeva

2. The Kelagayi is a traditional handmade headscarf. Kelagai has distinct
features. This is sure: 1. The product is made of silk, 2. Square, 3.
size 160x160 cm, 4. ornamented in the technique of hot batik, 5.
painted a certain color. Only when all these conditions headscarf
becomes kelagai. Kelagai is not just a headscarf, a symbol, a symbol
that helps each member of the community to effectively navigate the
space of cultural norms that facilitates communication.
1. Kelagayi batiks as ancient Azerbaijan tradition
The renovating ecological production of kelagai in Basgal
(Azerbaijan)

3. Ornamental semantics kelagai expresses universal ideas of life
and together with the color of the product creates an emotionally
rich space of interpersonal interaction. This is achieved by
ornamental composition, each element of which is a pattern having
a thousand-year history.

4. The sample of the scarf created by artist Abasali Talibov (in Baskal,
Azerbaijan) with use of natural vegetative dyes.
In Baskal it is a stamp method while the creating scarfs and kelagais.

5. These patterns, fixed in stamps (Ghalib) are the codes, it is easy
to decipher representatives of the cultural community.

6. Ornaments and songs used on kelagai for all its originality (as opposed to
carpet ornamentation) have universal characteristics. This rubble, bird, plant
elements are more or less stylized, express all of the same eternal themes

7. Ornaments and songs used on kelagai for all its originality (as
opposed to carpet ornamentation) have universal characteristics.
This rubble, bird, plant elements are more or less stylized,
express all of the same eternal themes

9. According to the ancient traditions of the Azerbaijani woman throwing kelagai between the
battling men can stop the bloodshed, and the girl consented to the marriage, is the fact that
gives his headscarf young man proposed to her. Kelagai is one of the obligatory gifts the bride,
who brought her mother in law and father-in-law, and the wedding guests kelagaev throws a lot
on the shoulders of the groom.

10. Manufacturing kelagai - is the final stage of sericulture - the production of
silk products. Since ancient times, that part of the workshop where
dyeing was carried out (kyuphana ") was a special place. It was believed
that the dye was given a great ability to create a new world, to heal, that
he owns the weight of secrets.

16. The peculiarities of kelagai imprint situation (wedding, holiday, funeral,
etc.), age, and individual preferences. For example, covering the bride's
head with red kelagai whimsical arabesque or black kelagai with austere
framing accurately convey the mood of the relevant events taking place.

17. Kelagaem cover the head and in everyday life, leaving home or taking
home visitors. In the past, young women and girls are covered head as
kelagai orpek and women aged tied as a turban or a dingo.

18. Kelagai in recent years has undergone significant changes. When you
save an ornament, expanded color palette, change shape kelagai -
appeared stoles and scarves with traditional and contemporary patterns.

19. Unlike traditional applications, today women use kelagai in the form of
capes, ponchos, pareos.

20. Reduced to the size of the bandana (50h50sm) scarves knotted at the
neck, attached to the bag.

21. There is “Kelagai” private interactive museum functioning within the
Basgal Silk Center. There are displaced a wooden silk-weaving loom
which is 300 years old, various tools used for making Kelegai, products
for getting various colors and ect. Information on grassroots of silk
weaving and silk craftsmanship in Azerbaijan is also available in that
interactive museum.

22. The Museum of Kelegai in Baskal

23. 2. The First in Azerbaijan batik exhibition in Museum Center in
Baku (Director of the exhibition - Gasimov Galib)

24. Adalat Veliev, the Deputy Minister of Culture in Azerbaijan

25. Farhad Halilov, the Chairman of the Union of Artists in Azerbaijan

26. Tatyana Agababayeva, Rena Ibrahimbayova and Liana Vezirova,
the Director of the Museum Center

27. Tatyana Agababayeva, the curator of the
exhibition

28. Omar Eldarov

29. Jalil Tariverdiev and Ilaha Zeynalova

30. Rena Ibrahimbayova

34. Enver Qarayev, Year of the cock | silk | 1986 | 240x130

35. Salar Mamedov, Pearls | cotton | 2010 |
96x85

36. Arif Ibrahimov, Maiden Tower | silk | 2011 | 150x150

37. Ilham Safarli, Gamma-quantum and neytrino beams of the Sun | silk | 1989 | 60x60

38. Tatyana Agababayeva, East and West | silk | 2007 | 125x90

39. Tatyana Agababayeva, Allegory of a silkworm | triptych, silk | 2005 | 190x100

40. Aleksandr Agababayev, Apocalypse | silk | 2001 | 100x90

41. Aleksey Zaytsev, Dish with pomegranates | silk | 2009 | 180x93
Aleksey Zaytsev, Vine | silk | 2005 | 60x40

42. Nikolay Zaytsev, Autumn Bouquet | silk | 2007 | 186x95
Nikolay Zaytsev, Cellist | silk | 2006 | 102x70

43. Inna Kostina, Simurg | triptych,
silk, mixed technique | 2005 |
150x50

44. Halida Nasirova, Pakhlava | peachwork,
silk, batik | 2011 | 105x75

45. Sevda Agasiyeva, Scarfs | silk, mixed technique | 2010 | 155x44

46. Nubar Sahbazova, Senility | silk | 2010 | 60x50

47. Mehdi Nagiev, Journey | silk | 2010 | 130x190

48. Sonahanim Nagieva, Axal teke | silk | 2011 | 120x90

49. Oktay Murtuzaev, | Grandson | silk | 2010 | 160x34

50. Kamal Semedzade, Blooming Absheron | silk | 1990 | 250x200

51. Ilahe MirNadir, Composition | silk | 2003 | 160x70