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Selo Balkhar

Description

The village of Balkhar is known as an ancient center of folk ceramic art. The ancient motifs in the decor speak of the deep antiquity of Balkhar ceramics. They are present in Dagestan ceramics from 3 thousand. BC. The unglazed ceramics of the village of Balkhar have kept intact all stages of production to this day - from cleaning clay to painting. The strict covenant of the ancestors is also fulfilled: only women are engaged in pottery. Local craftsmen specialize in the manufacture of jugs, mugs, bowls, decorative plates and vases, decorated mainly with fine white painting (hatching, dots, rosettes, wavy lines, spirals). Also in Balkhara, another area of activity of the craft is developing - an original clay toy. Figurines of animals and birds were made in the old days for the entertainment of children or as amulets. Now it is an independent form of folk art.