Meeting Announcement:

“Karakalpak Textile Folk Art from the Collection of the Savitsky Museum”

with

Marinika Babanazarova

at

The Burke Room, The Burke Museum

University of Washington Campus

Wednesday, April 30th, 2003, 7:00 PM

The Karakalpak people are a semi-nomadic, Turkic-speaking tribe from around the southern end of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan. Their textile folk art forms a distinct thread in the larger fabric of the Central Asian textile tradition. The Savitsky Museum in Nukus, Uzbekistan, has the world’s most comprehensive collection of Karakalpak textile art. Marinika Babanazarova is the director of the Savitsky Museum, and she will present a slide lecture on these pieces, and the traditional life of the Karakalpak people. In particular, she will talk about the costumes and jewelry used in Karakalpak wedding ceremonies, as well as the rugs and textiles used to furnish and decorate the yurt.

Marinika Babanazarova received her degree in Art History from the Tashkent Art Institute in 1990. In her career at the Savitsky museum, she has been involved in the presentation of more than 20 exhibitions, including shows in France, Germany, and around the former Soviet Union. Marinika Babanazarova has studied at the Louvre and the British Museum, and participated in numerous international conferences on the cultural and artistic traditions of Central Asia. She has served on the boards of several non-governmental organizations involved in the preservation and study of Karakalpak culture. She was also a member of the Karakalpak parliament from 1995-1999, and is a member of the Central Elections committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Meeting Schedule:

7:00 Mix and mingle. Announcements.

7:15 Marinika Babanazarova – “Karakalpak Textile Folk Art from the Collection of the Savitsky Museum”

8:15 Show and tell – please bring an interesting textile you’d like to share with the group. Something from the Karakalpak or Central Asian tradition would be particularly appropriate.

Please note: This meeting is free to all members, $5.00 at the door for guests. As always, all are welcome.

Meeting Location:

The Burke Museum is located at the Northwest corner of the University of Washington campus, near the corner of 17^th Avenue NE and NE 45^th Street. The Burke Room is on the left side of the lobby as you enter off of 17^th. Parking is available in the lot just South of the Burke Museum, or on the street in the University District.