Uygur Karakul fetal lamb fur hat making technology

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Uygur Karakul baby lamb fur hat making skills

Applicant: Shaya County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Item No.: 897

Project No.: VIII - 114

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Type: new item

Applicant: Shaya County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Protection unit: Shaya County Cultural Center

A brief introduction to the production technology of Uygur Karakul baby lamb fur cap:

Applicant: Shaya County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Shaya County of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is located in the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, the middle reaches of Tarim River and the northern edge of Taklimakan Desert. The ancestors of Shaya have been engaged in farming and animal husbandry since ancient times. The Populus euphratica forest region in the Tarim River Valley is an excellent natural pasture, so it has become the production base of karakor sheep. Karakul lambskin is a precious fur in the world. Its fur is warm, soft and tough, compact and lustrous. Its patterns are mild in color and beautiful in shape. It has the shapes of lying silkworm, leaping mouse, rib, pea flower and water wave.

Shaya is a part of the ancient city of kuci, which is deeply influenced by the Central Plains Chinese culture, Indian culture, Arabian Persian culture and ancient Greek and Roman culture. All kinds of cultures mingled and exchanged here, and finally formed the regional culture of Shaya with strong national characteristics. Karakul fetal lambskin hat is the concrete expression of this regional culture. In the ancient city of yushkat in the Han Dynasty, Karakul fetal lambskin and fetal lambskin hat were excavated, which shows that the manufacturing technology of fetal lambskin hat was quite mature at that time. In the following long years, Shaya Karakul fetal lamb fur and fetal lamb cap were continuously exported to Central Asia, and then flowed from Central Asia to Western Asia and Eastern Europe, known as "Persian sheepskin" and "Persian sheepskin cap".

Karakul fetal lamb fur hat making technology takes advantage of the local rich Karakul Sheep to make deep processing of fetal lamb fur and produce high-quality and new style lamb fur clothing and hats, which not only shows the superb craftsmanship of Uygur nationality, but also reflects the unique customs and clothing culture of Uygur nationality.