3 unique examples of Uzbek jewelry art in the Warsaw Museum

Three unique examples of Uzbek jewelry art are kept in the collection of the Museum of Asia and the Pacific in Warsaw. They date back to the 19th-20th centuries.

BODOMOY jewelry. The most valuable item in the collection is characteristic of Khivan jewelry art. It is worn on the temple. The history of the almond shape dates back to pre-Islamic times and is associated with the name of the fertility goddess Anahita, once worshipped by newlyweds. It consists of three almond shapes and a crescent located at its base.

PANCHPOYA earrings. It was forged, gilded, with a clamp made of thick silver or gold wire. It consists of five precious stones of green and pink colors. These are tourmalines and dull-green beryls, forming a sequence with finely decorated beads.

TUMOR (amulet). Used for storing rolls of paper with Quranic verses. It is completely covered with filigree patterns. The shape of the jewelry is very similar to triangular amulets, created in the pre-Islamic period and popular to this day.