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Puppet "Aylyk kyz Shura" – Russian servant girl. Uzbek

Title:

Puppet "Aylyk kyz Shura" – Russian servant girl

Ethnic groups:

Uzbek

Territory:

Turkestan Krai, Syr-Darya Oblast, city Shymkent

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Porcelain, cotton textile

Collectors-person:
Komarov P.A.
Number:

РЭМ 1272-8

Annotation:

A puppet of the glove puppet theater (Uzbek: "kul kurchak"). Aylyk is Uzbek for "monthly employee." After the formation of the Turkestan Territory (1867), representatives of various ethnic groups from central Russia resettled there, either permanently or temporarily, which was reflected in the repertoire of local puppeteers.