Embroideries by Sanjar/ Sanjar Nazarov

Written By Tia-Alexi Roberts

Country: Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Tribal Affiliation(s): Uzbek, Soumak weaver (kilim maker), Lakai people

Items sold:Suzanis (decorative textile), woven and embroidered bags,cushions, coats

How to purchase:

Website: https://ifamstories.org/artists/sanjar-ravshanovich-nazarov/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embroideries_by_sanjar/?locale=en_CA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sanjar.Nazarov/

Email: OLDCITY87@MAIL.RU

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgcBhJYEUkc

Bio:

Sanjar Nazaros is a third generation master embroiderer who has received various awards for his work, including the UNESCO Award of Excellence. Nazarov works with a team made of family members, apprecntices, and other textile workers and has a large workshop outside of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. They create an array of richly woven and embroidered products, including colorful boots, coats, and home textiles. Most of the designs are traditional to the namadic Lakai people of Uzbekistan.

Tia-Alexi Roberts
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