Museum of applied art of Uzbekistan - Collections - Copper stamped articles and knives

It is known that the art of knife making is a separate branch of blacksmith's work. Knifes of Chust, Shakhristan, Kokand, Margilan, Karasu, Urgut and Khiva are known to the whole world. After a number of years, they transformed from housekeeping items into works of art.
Decorated with thin flowers from plastic and horns Chust's knifes that were made by master from Shakhrikhan, decorated with pictures of tigers, leopards, dragons, eagles swords and daggers that were made by masters from Khiva take a worthy place in collection of the museum.

Khorezm knives. Khiva. 1958 year. Steel, plastic, forging, engraving.	Kashkul. Ph. Abidov. Tashkent, 1987 year. Brass, embossing, founding.	Knives. A.Nishanov. Tashkent, 1985 year. Steel, bone, forging, carving, engraving.

Sabre, dagger, knives. Shakhrikhon, 1999 year. Steel, copper, plastic, glass, forging, engraving.	Oftoba - samovar. G. Tikaev. Tashkent, the beginning of the XX c. Embossing - 1971 year. Red copper, engraving.	Knife. Chyust, 1987 year. Steel, plastic, tin, bone, forging, engraving, inlay.

Tray. R. Kuliev. Bukhara, 1988 year. Copper, embossing.	Oftoba - vessel for water. Bukhara, the end of the XIX c. Copper, bronze, embossing.	Copper - kazan. Margilan, the beginning of the XX c. Copper,tinning, founding, embossing.

Tea-pot and pialyas. M. Madaliev. Phergana valley, the beginning of the XX c. Copper, embossing, founding.	Kuza - jug. Ali Nazar. Kokand, 1929 year.Copper, embossing.	Dustshui - wash-basin and oftoba - vessel for water. Kokand, the end of the XIX c. Copper, bronze, artificial ruby, embossing, niello, inlay.

Chilim - smoking appliance. G. Tikaev. Tashkent, 1970 year. Copper, embossing.	Oftoba - vessel for water. Tashkent, the beginning of the XX c. Copper, embossing, engraving.