Abstract:
Local and artistic features of Bojko region traditional clothing décor are studied. The attention is
given to lace and knit décor, which gave the clothing components a unique and often was the artistic accent
in Bojko clothing complexes.
The main typological groups and items` types formed under the influence of ethno-cultural and
historical factors were determined in the Bojko region based on artifacts from museum collections in
Ukraine and in Poland, field studios and scientific sources. The décor manufacturing textile techniques and
technological methods are outlined, with pointed of common and distinctive features in comparison with folk
clothing of the Carpathian region`s other ethnographic groups. Artistic and stylistic characteristics of
knitting and lace are analyzed, taking into account the interplay of neighboring ethnicities cultures and
border features. It is studied out that the lace décor was mostly common in female headwear, the waist wear
and shirts. Sprang, lace, crocheting weaving techniques as well as other technological methods were used in
the manufacturing lace adornments. Scientific novelty consists in the introduction into the scientific
circulation of materials about Bojko folk clothing from. Attention is focused on the caps with openwork
décor. Based on field research and museum collections in Ukraine and in Poland.The focus is on the lace
and knit décor that reveals the artistic diversity of Bojko`s region clothing art.