Dabba
Folk crafts closely related to the daily life of Karabakh people occupy a special place in their rich creativity. Copper art can serve as an example. The semi-nomadic population produced a wide range of dairy products. These products were kept in different copper utensils. One of them is dabba. In daily life, it was mainly used to store milk, water, and butter. The rounded and convex dabba with a narrow neck and lid, made of leather or copper, was indispensable for transporting liquid dairy products.
The 20th-century dabba, preserved in the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum collection, is distinguished by a unique artistic design. Geometric and floral patterns separated by horizontal lines adorn the item's surface.
Dabba with lid. Karabakh, Azerbaijan. 20th century. Copper. Hammering, engraving. Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum collection.