Making a leather weaving object
2 min readLeather weaving is an important content of the life of the Tuotais. Although they are now living in settlement by farming, this handicraft handed down from ancestors is still with them. This is also a mark of their ethnic group. Between farming and nomadic grazing, the lifestyle they have chosen may be more reasonable. They not only preserved the cultural tradition of their ethnic group but also adapted to the new way of production and life. This harmony comes from the recognition of cultural diversity. It can be regarded as a cultural model worthy of promoting in the process of transition of the nomadic ethnic group to farming life in the future.
The aggressive and unrestrained character of the Kazakhs was inherently connected with their long period of nomadic life on the vast grassland. They learned leather weaving the moment they carried things on horseback and installed a saddle on the horseback.
Their aesthetic taste was constantly improved with the passage of time, which has consequently improved their skills in leather weaving. Leather weaving and the daily life of the Kazakhs has become a whole. The combination of practicality and ornamental characteristic is highly harmonious, showing the pursuit of beauty of the Kazakhs. Nothing better shows the soul of a ethnic group than the pursuit of beauty. This is a song and a creation in life. Leather weaving, just like the dress and personal adornment, horses, dombura and poems, are like azaleas which spreads all over the hills and valleys, with their fragrance filling the entire Burqin and permeating in every part of their lives.
