The document provides an overview of art and architecture from West and Central Asia, including Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and West Asia. Some key points mentioned are the ancient cities of Mohenjo Daro, Harappa and Kot Diji in Pakistan from the 3rd millennium BCE. Traditional arts discussed include carpet weaving, textiles, ceramics, woodwork and calligraphy. Specific styles and materials used in Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon are also outlined. The document concludes with proposed student activities to analyze elements of art from the different regions and try soap carving.

1. WEST
AND
CENTRAL
ART

2. PAKISTANI
ARCHITECTURE

3. -Pre- Islamic
- Islamic
- Colonial
- Post-Colonial

4. MOHENJO DARO

5. Around the middle of the
3rd millennium BCE, an
advanced urban culture
developed for the first
time in the region.

6. Large buildings were
built some of which still
survive to this day like
Mohenjo Daro,
Harappa and Kot Diji.

7. Interesting facts
HARAPPA

8. Interesting facts
KOT DIJI

9. Across Pakistan, brightly colored
flamboyant trucks painted with
images of idealized landscapes,
famous personalities, flowers, and
trees turned village lanes, city
streets, and long-distance highways
into gallery.

12. UZBEKISTAN,KASAK
HSTAN AND
TAJIKISTAN

13. People who inhabited the
region of present Uzbekistan
was very popular in making
printed cloth. Printed table-
cloths, curtains, bedspreads,
shawls and various coverlets
performed utilitarian function
and served as a daily-round
ornament.

14. Uzbekistan ceramics hold a
prominent place among the
numerous forms of popular
applied art. Applied arts in
ancient Kazakhstan were part
of life’s daily routine.

15. Clothing, utility tools,
yurts, and horses‟
saddles were always
decorated using
nomadic patterns and
design

16. The image of
Shiva

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The image of Shiva

18. Kazakhstan’s visual arts
are relatively young. In
ancient times, nomads
used to draw on rocks
and, today, these
petroglyphs can be found
throughout Kazakhstan.

19. ISLAMIC
ASCENDANCY OR
TRANSITIONAL
PERIOD

20. Fine art in Kazakhstan
varies in style, direction
and genre. The most
captivating work by
Kazakhstan artists in
different periods can be
seen in museums.

21. Tajiks have been making
fabrics, utensils, musical
instruments, carpets,
furniture, jewelry and
many other things for
many centuries.

22. The art of decorative carving
is very important for local
residents. Carving is mostly
present in architectural
monuments, household
structures and objects, musical
instruments, and souvenirs.

23. Tajik’s carving gradually
changed to Arabian inscriptions
using images of people and
animals while some carvers prefer
“vegetative”, geometrical patterns.
In architecture, ornaments in the
form of lotus, tulips and other
flowers are more common.

24. MOGUL
PERIOD

25. TAJ
MAJAL

26. ACTIVITY

27. DRAW YOUR OWN DESIGN OF
TRUCK OF PAKISTAN

28. TURKMENISTAN
AND KYRGYZSTAN

29. TURKMENISTAN

30. It is a country located in Central
Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to
the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north,
east and northeast, Afghanistan to
the southeast, Iran to the south and
southwest and the Caspian Sea to the
west. Ashgabat is the capital
and largest city. The population is about
6 million, the lowest of the Central
Asian republics, and Turkmenistan is
one of the most sparsely populated
nations in Asia

34. The traditional arts in this
country include felt
manufacture, jewelry making,
woodwork, ceramics, and
silverwork.

35. The most unique and
beautiful carpets in the world
are produced by
Turkmenistan.These vary in
shape and purpose.Carpet
weaving is an ancient art, and
each tribe developed its own
distinctive pattern

36. Turkmen carpets have been
traditionally woven out of
wool, cotton, and silk by
women, using horizontal
looms. The method of weaving
has been modernized, but the
beauty and quality of the
fabrics remain

37. Turkmenistan is also the
source of keteni, a
homespun silk that is used
for the beautiful dresses
worn by Turkmen women on
special occasions. The
embroidery uses different
patterns that are as unique
as a family seal

41. Keteni cloth is an
object of one of
the wonderful
traditions of the
Turkmen People

42. KYRGYZSTAN

45. It is a landlocked
country in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan is bordered
by Kazakhstan to the
north, Uzbekistan to the
west, Tajikistan to the south,
and the People's Republic of
China to the
east. Its capital and largest
city is Bishkek.

46. It is a landlocked
country in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan is bordered
by Kazakhstan to the
north, Uzbekistan to the
west, Tajikistan to the south,
and the People's Republic of
China to the
east. Its capital and largest
city is Bishkek.

47. It is a landlocked
country in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan is bordered
by Kazakhstan to the
north, Uzbekistan to the
west, Tajikistan to the south,
and the People's Republic of
China to the
east. Its capital and largest
city is Bishkek.

48. Kyrgyz women produce a
wide range of textiles, mostly
from the felt of their sheep.
Now a days, ancient patterns
are adapted to the tourist and
export market, but it is still a
living tradition and that all
yurts and most houses
contain hand-made carpets
or rugs called SHIRDAKS.

49. Large elaborately
embroidered wall hangings,
called tush kyiz are
traditionally made in
Kyrgystan and Kazakshtan,
by elder women to
commemorate the marriage
of a son or daughter.

50. Colors and designs are
chosen to symbolize Kyrgyz
traditions and rural life,
flowers, plants, animals,
stylized horns, national
designs, and emblems of
Kyrgyz life are often found in
these ornate and colorful
embroideries.

52. WEST ASIA

53. West Asia is rich in
cultural Heritage.
This is clearly
evident in the
variety and quality
of regional arts and
crafts.

54. Typical artistic forms
from this region
includes:
- Embroidery
- Ceramics
- Wood carving
- Hammered metalwok
- Calligraphy
- Inlaid wood designs
- blown glasswork

57. ACTIVITY 1.

58. Analyze the different
principles and elements
of art present in
Turkmenistan and
Kyrgyzstan Art

59. CARPET OF TURKMENISTAN

60. TUSH KYIZ OF KYRGYZSTAN

61. SOAP CARVING IN LEBANON

62. ACTIVITY 2.
Soap
Sculpture

63. -Soap preferably ivory or
Perla
-Nail Pusher
-Knife
-Pencil
-Old news paper
-Black Pentel Pen
Materials:

64. 1. Prepare your working
area by spreadingnout
an old news paper to
gather soap scrapings
2. Decide on what design
you would like to carve
on your soap
Procedure :

65. 3. Use the nail pusher to
scrape out part of the
soap you want to
remove
4. Highlight your design
with the black pentel
pen
5. Clean up after work.
Procedure :