DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' ARTISTIC AND AESTHETIC COMPETENCE THROUGH NATIONAL SONGS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

The article examines the close connection between the ethnic history of the Karakalpak people and the development of their ornamental art. The author analyzes the evolution of decorative and applied arts from ancient times to the early Middle Ages, using archaeological, ethnographic, and artistic sources. Special attention was paid to the symbolic meanings of traditional ornamental motifs such as "muiz" (ram's horns), "qalqon-nuska," "qalqon-nag'is," as well as women's ritual ornaments such as "haykel," "shar tuyme," "gilt shalg'ish"