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The Isa-Auliye puppet, an influential dignitary of Khudoyar Khan. Uzbek

Title:

The Isa-Auliye puppet, an influential dignitary of Khudoyar Khan

Ethnic groups:

Uzbek

Territory:

Turkestan Krai, Syr-Darya Oblast, city Tashkent

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Wood, cotton textile, glass, fur, red bunting, horse hair, cordons

Collectors-person:
Komarov P.A.
Number:

РЭМ 1313-6

Annotation:

A puppet from the "chodir hayal" puppet theater. The name "Issa-Auliye" likely refers to Mullah Issa-Auliye, who was not only a dignitary of Khudoyar Khan but also one of the organizers of the uprising against him in 1875, and in 1876 called for a ghazzavat against the Russians, which was unsuccessful.