ETHNOGRAPHY OF POTTERY OF CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES

The article analyzes works on pottery production in the countries of Central Asia. Its aim is to study the historiography of pottery production in Southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The problem-chronological, historical-systemic, and interdisciplinary methods were used. As sources, travel notes of military topographers and General Staff officers, scientific works of ethnographers V.V. Yekimova, K.I. Antipina, U. Zhanibekov, were employed.V. Rozvadovsky conducted research on pottery production in seven settlements: Bukhara, Karshi, Samarkand, Khujand, Ura-Tyube, Rishtan, and Tashkent. Ethnographer V.V. Yekimova, specialist in the culture of the Central Asian peoples, focused on studying the material culture of the Uzbeks. During the Khorezm expedition, she collected data on Uzbek pottery production, described techniques for making large ceramic vessels, and provided information about the risola.K.I. Antipina studied using of clay in Kyrgyz construction practices and conducted research on Kyrgyz culture. She explored the history and traditions of decorative and applied arts, including carpet weaving and ornamental textile production. The work of U. Zhanibekov contains concise information on the use of clay in Kazakh architecture.The analysis shows that the study of pottery production in Central Asia began in the 19th century and later developed into systematic ethnographic and archaeological research.