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Khivans celebrate a wedding next to the carver鈥檚 workshop

The young and old of Khiva celebrate a forthcoming wedding to the sound of Uzbek pop music

05 May 2016

2 minutes

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Handmade on the Silk Road—The Wood Carver

A day in the life of three master craftsmen from Iran, Uzbekistan and China—Handmade on the Silk Road

A rare chance to travel in the footsteps of the ancient makers of this famous trade route

The woodcarver and his nephew chisel the patterns onto the elm wood pillar

Duration: 01:45
Wood carver Shavkat visits his wood yard and explains how he chooses the right piece of wood to carve a pillar from

Duration: 01:02

The slow way of weaving silk on a handmade wooden loom—The Weaver

Duration: 02:46
How do you turn local mud into clay with just one machine?—The Potter

Duration: 01:49
Masterfully creating a jug's shape in little over 3 minutes—The Potter

Duration: 03:28
Preview: Handmade on the Silk Road

Duration: 01:18