Symbolism and semantics of the Ob Ugrians festive costume
No. 4 (23) (2021), Eurasian Heritage
No. 4 (23) (2021)

Symbolism and semantics of the Ob Ugrians festive costume

Eurasian Heritage
УДК 7.031.2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2021.04.002
Published 2021-12-29
Alla Sergeevna Kharitonova
Center for Arts and Crafts, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation

eLibrary ID alladi@inbox.ru

Xenia Evgenievna Elowsky
Center for Arts and Crafts, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation

eLibrary ID centr-remesel@mail.ru

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the symbolism and semantics of the festive costume of the Ob Ugrians (the Khanty and Mansi peoples). Descriptive and comparative methods were used. It is noted that the color "vocabulary" of these ethnic groups is as specific as possible and based on direct perception, therefore, the "images" of colors are realistic and mythological at the same time. Accordingly, each color carries a special semantic load, which is examined in detail on the example of the collection of embroidered festive clothes of the Ostyaks (Khanty) "Kondy Patterns". It is shown that the costume can be perceived as a text, after reading which one can understand the meaning of its color, ornamental, architectural texture. It is summarized that the festive costume of the Ob Ugrians is not only an original phenomenon in the artistic tradition of Western Siberia, but also the result of centuries-old communication between neighboring peoples.

https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2021.04.002

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