Embroidery technique in the composition of the Khakass ornament: traditions and modernity

Abstract

The article is devoted to the Khakass traditional costume as a cultural phenomenon and a  material carrier of ornament and other cultural codes that are symbolic for national identity. The problem of studying and preserving the traditions in embroidery of Khakass ornaments lies in the aging of craftsmen and poor continuity of generations, as well as in the poor preservation of textile material in archaeological finds. The purpose of the article is to  systematize the types of the Khakass curved ornament in a folk costume, as well as to  analyze the ornament as an ordered system of signs based on mythological foundations and constants of ethnic culture. As a result, the author notes in the Khakass embroidery technology several types of decorative seams common to the nomadic peoples of Central Asia, Kazakhstan, South Siberia, the Far East and China. The article identifies the color scheme of the contour and the middle of the ornament, the execution technique and the  material. In the semantic context of the ornament, the author notes floral and zoomorphic motifs with stable artistic characteristics. The article describes compositional decisions, color, rhythm of elements of an ornament in their symbolic context. The results of  the study are important for educational programs and can be used in projects to preserve art crafts and traditional Khakass culture in general.