Painting. “Qobyz”

Description

Description:
All four corners of the piece are reinforced with leather. The traditional “qoshqar muyiz” (ram’s horn) ornament is carved into the wooden surface. At the top center of the artwork, a carved image of a shanyraq is featured. In the right corner, a depiction of a qobyz is attached to the leather. In the central area, an ethnographic-style wooden plaque is fixed onto the leather. The plaque features carved images of a shanyraq, a protective amulet (boytumar), a human figure, an armed warrior, and other motifs. Both the qobyz and the dombra are depicted with strings.
Materials: wood, leather
Date: 2017