Karakalpak yurt making
Azamat Turekeev
A maker of yurts: mobile architecture in which wood, woven bands, felt, and collective knowledge form a single space.
Karakalpakstan
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About the master
Azamat Turekeev works with the Karakalpak tradition of yurt making. The maker is responsible not for a single decorative object but for a complete system: collapsible wooden lattice, roof elements, ties, and textiles must function precisely together.
An official Uzbekistan tourism feature describes the yurt as a spatial model of nomadic culture. The master’s work preserves engineering knowledge that cannot be separated from ornamental language, family memory, and the communal act of assembling a dwelling.