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The Cultural
Heritage
decorated with laced beaded stripes. Last according to a set of signs for the collection
stage in the glass beads mastering among presentation convenience: shape and
the Nenets was the usage of this material Place in the collection: location on a costume, size, technique,
for making pectorals. Why not borrow the colour and ornamentation, ethnicity,
art of self-decoration by bright wares with the first adornment emergence, and place in the collection.
national ornaments from the neighbouring came in museum funds Thus, 6 types of pectorals are distinguished.
peoples? After all, glass beads “win” each
craftswoman with its capacity to retain in 1990. This kind of 1. THE NARROW NECKLACE
colour for a long time. They can endure. pectoral is attributed Shape and location: as a narrow laced
As dozens of years ago, plashes on glass ribbon that goes around the neck and is
beads continue playing on all beaded to children’s vests and joined in the area of a chest making a square
adornments fascinating viewers. is in the minority here or rectangular.
Glass beads adornments were grouped, Size: 46/50 х 55/56 sm.
Technique: stringing. Adornments are
performed with the usage of contemporary
materials: glass beads and fishing line.
Colour and ornament: the alteration
of two colours in the geometric ornament
“zigzag” (white and dark blue, dark blue and
black, white and black).
The main ethnicity: the Northern Khanty
of Lower Priobye.
Emergence: the premises of this
adornment appearance are more likely linked
to the decoration tradition of the opening,
neck, and collar of the Finno-Ugrian peoples’
topwear. The decoration of clothes opening
with glass beads was created with magic
precautions, as it should not only have
kept warmth and soul in a body but also
frightened away evil forces. The tradition
to protect all functional holes in the clothes
(collar, hem, cuff) with the help of pattering
and/or damascening is typical for many
cultures. Glass beads compared with stones
got additional protection properties served
as an amulet among the Northern peoples.
Besides, the emergence of this adornment is
possibly connected with the tradition of the
chest crosses wearing on broad beaded chains
“gaytany” borrowed from Old Believers of
the Russian North in XIX century [13. P.
39]. The chains “gaytany” were worn above
a dress as disassembled adornments. Its link
to the cross wearing custom explains that
the Khanty call these objects perna (it means
“cross” in the Khanty language) [13. P.39].
Place in the collection: the first
adornment of this type came in museum
funds in 1980. This kind of pectoral is in the
minority here.
2. THE VEST IN THE FORM
OF TWO STRIPES
Shape: two broad laced rectangular
YANM-14517 The pectoral. The master is unknown. The author of the photo is M. Samburov. 2017. stripes, sometimes sewn on the material
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