📒 Studying Works Created Based on Ayan:
The Aigine Cultural Research Center has begun researching books whose authors claim that their works were written under the influence of ancestral spirits and other spiritual forces. Such works can be seen as a modern continuation of the ancient practice of ayan aluu—receiving messages from spirits—which has historically been linked to oral tradition, including the narration of the Manas epic. We seek to understand the meanings these texts convey today, which is why we engage in conversations with their authors and analyze their works.

🧵 Documenting Traditional Crafts:
Researchers in various regions continue to collect materials on craftsmanship and artisans. Researcher Kulmanbetov Erbol is conducting fieldwork in Osh Region (Alay, Chong-Alay, and Nookat), documenting the techniques of master artisans. In Chüy Region (Panfilov, Jayyl, Moskovsky, and Sokuluk districts), this work is being carried out by Elnarbek Abdygapar uulu. In Talas Region, researcher Burul Ismantaeva is engaged in video documentation of artisans’ work, while designer and researcher Mirrakhim Oposh is completing the documentation of crafts and their practitioners in the Kara-Suu district of Osh Region.

🌀 Initiating Work on Bata Patterns:
This week, our team was visited by master artisan Gulmira Eje Kutueva, with whom we discussed a project focused on representing women’s blessings (bata) in Kyrgyz patterns. Gulmira Eje shared her reflections, and we discussed the plan and working conditions. As a result of our meeting, Gulmira Eje gifted us traditional scarves, whose patterns encode blessings (bata).