On the traditional carpets of Kyrgyzstan southern regions

This article examines the woven carpet as an excellent resource for studying trends in material culture. Technological aspects of carpet making, and the semiotic significance of decorative complexes are among the priority issues for research. As an inseparable part of traditional material and spiritual culture, folk-decorative applied art, which is connected with the applied and at the same time aesthetic development of the objective world, occupies a leading place. Carpet weaving is noted as a form of artistic expression of ethnic groups in applied arts. Analysis of the processes and phenomena occurring in each individual cultural component is a necessary condition for restoring a unified picture of the development trend and state of the culture of the society as a whole.