Ethnographic Museum 11

Tashnau – is a rectangular structure of the sewage system in medieval cities, built near residential houses. Its floor and walls were lined with stone or fired brick and were used for collecting and draining wastewater.

A mill is a traditional and modern device used for grinding cereal grains (wheat, barley, millet, etc.) into flour or groats.

Shiy is a very durable, long-stemmed perennial plant belonging to the grass family, as well as a traditional Kazakh household item woven from it.Submitted by Zhunis Baigaliev.