Этнолокальные и художественные особенности нароной одежды Бойков конца ХІХ – начала ХХІ вв.: ажурные чепцы (на основании полевых материалов и музейных коллекций Украины и Польши)

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.