Turkmenistan · Weaving / Silk Textile
Кетени (Keteni)
Keteni (Кетени) is the silk weaving tradition of the Mary Province oasis — the only significant silk weaving tradition in Turkmenistan, and distinct from Uzbek ikat (CRAFT-0686) in using a warp-stripe system rather than a resist-dyed abr pattern. Keteni produces striped silk cloth with a characteristic alternating matte and sheen stripe — achieved by alternating twisted and untwisted silk warp sections. The defining technical knowledge is the twist calibration: 'the twisted warp takes the light one way and the untwisted takes it another — one stripe sings and one stripe is silent.'
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Turkmenistan national ICH list
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