7. Truck Art of
Pakistan
brightly colored and flamboyant
images of idealized landscapes, famous
personalities, flowers, and trees
gallery without walls
free-form, kaleidoscopic exhibition in
motion
14. Kazakhstan
Arts
parts of life’s daily routine
clothing, utility tools, yurts, and
horses’ saddles
nomadic patterns and design
draw on rocks
petroglyphs
15.
16. Tajikistan
Arts
fabrics, utensils, musical instruments,
carpets, furniture, jewelries, etc.
decorative carving
architectural monuments, household
structures and objects, musical instruments,
and souvenirs
changed to Arabian inscriptions when Islam
came
images of people and animals, vegetation,
and geometrical patterns
19. Turkmenistan
Arts
most unique and beautiful carpets in
the world
vary in shape and purpose
carpet weaving is an ancient art
woven out of wool, cotton, and silk,
using horizontal looms
source of keteni, a homespun silk
embroidery is as unique as a family seal
26. Arts and
Crafts of
West Asia
embroidery ceramics wood carving
hammered
metalwork
calligraphy
inlaid wood
designs
blown
glassworks
handmade soap
from Syria or
Lebanon