This exposition depicts an Uzbek household sitting around a sandal of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sandal stove is a type of stove; A home heating device in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and other Eastern countries. A type of stove that provides heat for an Uzbek house. A sandal stove is a traditional device designed for heating in cold weather. The sandal is placed on a deep floor made of clay, usually in the center of the living area.
Hot coal was poured into the sandal, coal was often left over after cooking in an ordinary oven and put into the sandal.
A small table was placed on top of it and it was covered with a large cotton blanket and tablecloth to keep warm.
During the meal, the family members sat around the table with their feet under the cotton blanket.
at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century clothing of upper and middle class Uzbek women.
Half of the 19th century – At the beginning of the 20th century, the dresses of Bukhara women were ornate and multi-layered. The appearance of Bukhara women's clothes is more defined by sharia standards than in other regions. According to him, the dress should not clearly show the body structure. Women made a bright impression with their wide silk dresses, teal-colored shawls, and jewelry. Noble women and emir's wives' dresses were exquisitely decorated with gold embroidery. Bukhara women liked to use brightly colored fabrics, adorn themselves with expensive items, paint their eyebrows and eyes, whiten and blush their faces. A. Borns noted that in Bukhara, women paint their eyebrows with black paint, cut their hair, and leave their headscarves on their shoulders.
